Standard deal for DEC was in the 80s/90s a 10th year Captains salery to start....plus best accommodation and double allowances.
When I protested I was told...These ex BA Captains aged 55y (already on fully indexed linked pensions) expect more than you ex Dan Air permanent pilots.
A howl of protest and resignations eastwards (again) saw BA arrivals not Training Captains...put on F/0 courses...and the Heathrow Mason supply line dried up...as they did not like it....so they left inside 9 months.