More Leaving and Look Who's Joining...
Leaving
Just heard of a guy who has had two years in the Company and in the pipeline for a Jetstar job. He'll be out of here as soon as he gets the nod.
It is easier for junior guys to leave the Company with all the opportunities out there and with less time invested in the seniority system.
I am wondering how many of those who were originally scheduled to join Cathay as DEFO's on a base in December 2007, that have now had their joining date shifted into 2008 due to 'changes to training schedules', will feel inclined to stay once they realise that they will be joining the Company under CoS08, (ie. on substantially less money than originally thought under the CoS99 salary scales).
Perhaps it will be worth a couple of months stay in the Headland to get the type-rating before shooting through to sunnier, more rewarding, and less polluted climes. The Company must be allowing for some attrition here.
Joining
I also just heard, (probably old news to some of you...), that some of the latest to join the Cathay, are a group of Dragon Cadet SOs who cannot be accommodated for training at our sister airline!
Training
Perhaps this is the reason that the Cathay Airbus Fleet Office are advertising for more check and trainers - as opposed to the official line put out there that they have received authorisation to employ more training staff to 'spread the load around'...! I doubt if the check and training roster will get any better, but the workload in having to train our sister airline's almost ab-initio trainees will certainly increase.
It has to be stated at this time, that a B-Scale CN taking a training position will be on approximately 13% less pay than a comparable A-Scale line CN is at present.
Should the B-Scaler reach the dizzy heights of a check position, then they would still be on less money than a line A-Scale CN, despite being endowed with the additional responsibility of checking that same individual!
(This comparison takes only the basic remuneration into account, and not the provident fund, travel fund, better retirement travel benefits, medical benefits, dental benefits, or share options that form other trimmings A-Scalers are or have been entitled to. NC, feel free to leap right in here.)
One could fail to see the relative attraction of the training job for a B-Scaler if one were to take the position purely for monetary reward.