SMOC,
I don't remember ever doing that. I do remember explaining that even 'credit' reserve is gimme to the company.
Slapfaan,
not holding my breath for AOA direction....new GC, new pres, new direction!
Gentlemen(and ladies), my point is this. If things are quiet and the roster is fully manned then yes, crew control may(will?) ring people on G days to get them to work in order to maintain reserve coverage. After all, better a volunteer for a flight and a press ganged one on reserve - that is better for the stability of the operarion. But to get someone to give up a G day would surely result in more reward than the mathematically incorrect amount of 2.5%. I have not and will not ever let that amount influence any decision....the amount should be at least 5% based on the simple principle of 20days work a month and 10 Gs. To reward working on the G it should be a multiple of that before working, based on G day compensation, becomes financially a good decision.
Looking at the roster we have all seen the numerous flights short of crew until hours before the flight. So we are not in the normal situation of people working G's to minimise overtime. Most people I have been flying with, on the seniorS fleet, have been in overtime. So on this fleet working on G days would probably result in overtime or in you getting something that means more to you, like days off later in the month. This makes it more likely that those on reserve are called out later in the month and hence end up in overtime!
Let us assume half the workforce are happy to work Gs. They will most likely average a higher number of hours, and overtime, in compensation for missing out on an extra 3-4 days a month of time off. In the short term they will be limited by duty hour limits and table X rest. In the medium term they will be annual hours limited and the workload will increase on the other half that carried out individual contract compliance. So on an annual basis a shortage of crew will lead us all into the flying hour and duty hour limits. If we all carried out contract compliance now that would have a more limiting, but not necessarily debilitating effect. It would mean the cancellation of occasional flights.
So full scale CC would have some effect, but half hearted (or only half the crew) CC is a waste of time.
So I think this self appointed CC vigilantism is counter productive. I think it far more useful to have the entire aircrew body carrying it out - I suggest that be done as a democratically voted path. In the meantime, please refrain from sophistic statements such as "by working G days you are screwing your mates" - prove it!