Sykes/Award.
I believe some of the positions advertised as paying the award are using clauses of the award to lower the actual salary ie. only paying the IR supplement when it is used, equally the META allowance being paid only when the instructor is actually carrying out twin training. So in fact if you have a bunch of students going through to MECIR one would be paid the META allowance only for that portion of the training when the META is used, the result means one would prob get the META award for a couple of months.
If the majority of the training is on singles the salary will be paid for se training as per the award. So I would suggest that if a company is saying they are paying the award make sure you get the figure in writing. I hear Tasmania are offering $41,500 for a Gr.2 with IFR. Make sure the figure quoted is in dollars.
Sykes I am not retired I was suppose to go to the 380, unfortunately its been delayed so I wont end my career flying it, but those are the breaks.