People should see this for what it truely is. An attempt to maintain the downward pressure on T's & C's in a tight pilot recruiting environment. Those that think it is a good thing a kidding themselves because at the end of the day it only makes things easier for management. The same goes for the HSC requirement. Open the fload gates and watch your pay packet evapourate.
All this is, is a cynical move by your management to artificially control supply and demand of pilot numbers. Think about it.