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Old 29th Jul 2006, 19:49
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swedish
 
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Pilots can't chop & change jobs as easily as some.

That is soley due to the seniority lists which:
1. Are due to the pilots themselves. I'm sure most airline managers would like to rip them up.
2. Seniority lists are, at least in the UK, are open to a challenge in the courts given the new age discrimination laws - i.e. you cannot sack your youngest employees when you are downsizing, just in the same way you cannot sack more women pilots as men pilots, or more Asian pilots than African pilots (provided you know this information). The laws were brought in to protect older employees but the reverse is also true.
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