Originally Posted by
bleeds off
it's not a matter of subsidising the training expenses of competing airlines, it is just that rating the remainder amount of money to the remaining time you owe them (up to 3 years) seems more just.
By and large I agree. To pay the remainder would be more just from the pilots point of view. But what is more just from the company's perspective? Remember it is the pilot who is defaulting on the agreement, not Flybe. If Flybe has to keep training because pilots leave a short time after joining it costs them money as they need more training staff.
I realise it sounds like I am coming down on the side of the company. I am not. I just think you cannot look at pilots' interests in isolation from the needs and interests of the employer. I certainly don't agree that it is "disgraceful". Yes, it is less than ideal but not altogether unreasonable.
SR