The hardworking highly experienced pilots in the 'front line' of UK police and HEMS units are getting shafted now even more than usual!
The reasons for the appalling payscales of UK parapublic pilots has long been discussed on this forum. Now that professional workforce is getting yet another kick in the stomach from the greedy shareholders.
All the main police/hems contracting companies are presently suffering the consequencies of their universally pathetic pay awards over the last few years.
Can they find new pilots? Can they hell!
Fresh pilots with the experience required by the customers are simply going elsewhere.
What does this mean?
1.The incumbent dedicated workforce (on low pay) has been squeezed dry.
2.Management pilots (on management pay) are running around everywhere plugging gaps in the rosters.
3. The few freelance floaters around can if they like charge what they want.(£600+)
4. Companies with corporate sectors are using those pilots (on corporate pay) to plug gaps.
5. Companies with sister offshore sectors can second those pilots (on offshore rates) to fill in on the new contracts starting in the buoyant hems market.
How about simply biting the bullet, forget your bubbly at the 'shareholders' this year and start paying the going rate?
The worm (who so far, in a most professional and dedicated way, has never considered turning) is just starting to wriggle a bit!