TooFast/Arturo,
The same happens in the current company where I work (not for much longer).
On a 100% roster, you donīt necessarily work to your FTL and could quite easily do a cheeky 2 X 1 hour trip before going home. What you get is less days off.
On a 75% roster you still are subject to the same FTL (900 hours per year), so the company takes advantage of this to cram more flights into your day as you have more days off.
On a 50% roster it is physically impossible to cram 900 hours per year into your schedule, so you do in fact work less.
Seems like a con when you consider you are losing 25% of your pay, but for a lot of people it is more important to have the time off than to work harder!
Having said that, as you will be earning less, your overall tax burden will also be less so the difference in pay might not be all that great.
FJ
Last edited by flying jocks; 5th Apr 2007 at 21:54.