The Definitive easyJet T's & C's Thread
Hi to all you easy guys and gals,
I'm looking for a little more information on easyJet's lifestyle as it is today than I can find from the search facility. Please don't just jump on this thread and flame me as much of what I can find is of questionable accuracy as circumstances at the big orange seem to have changed considerably over the last year or so. I would be most pleased if just one easyJet pilot could answer this post with up to date information.
I'll list the points separately:
1. Does the 5/3/5/4 roster apply to all UK bases?
2. Does the 5/3/5/4 roster run continuously - ie is it thrown out by reserve/standby periods, ground training, sick leave etc?
3. Are there Standby/reserve periods (week/months etc)
4. Aside from the 20 days leave, are the 5 GDO's really treated equally to leave?
5. What is the leave year? (rolling from DOJ or calendar)
6. When do bids have to be placed and how is it allocated?
I have seen from another thread that it can be used flexibily as long as there is not just a single working day left - nice!
As background, the easyJet site gives the following information (no mention of 5/3/5/4 roster pattern):
"The pilot’s contractual entitlement is for 132 days off per year. The entitlement consists of 104 days off, 20 annual leave days and 8 public holidays. A pilot is entitled to 20 days annual leave which is allocated via an online bidding system. In addition, pilots may also elect to take an additional 5 GDOs (Guaranteed days off) throughout the year although this is not classified as leave, it is treated on an equal footing to other leave days and it is not reclaimed by the company."
That says to me 137 days off including leave. My calculation of a fixed 5/3/5/4 pattern with 20 leave days and 5 GDO's taken from working days ("5's) would lead me to think that if 365 is divided by 17 (total for one working pattern) then 21.5 such patterns would fit into a calendar year. 21.5 times 7 equals the number of days off rostered before leave is taken into account. This equals 150 days. If leave/GDO's are then added we reach a total of 175 days off duty. That leaves 190 days for duty. If we assume 5 days for sims, crm, sec etc then we have 185 days in which to fly 900 hours. This equates to an average 4.9 hours/duty day. That would seem to work for me.
Am I correct in my assumptions? 137 vs 175 is a little confusing.
Could I project the 5/3/5/4 pattern a year ahead and know my days off, or is that just too optimistic?
If my question irritates you please feel free to press the "back button". If you are willing to spend a moment to explain then I would be extremely grateful, as would many others I'm sure.
Many thanks,
EW