The money is good, sure, but it's not what I'm earning on BA at the moment. The problem isn't with WHAT they pay, it's with HOW it's paid.
At BA, my basic is less than half that of the Air NZ salary offered. That's paid as a fully-taxable earnings amount. The allowances that make up the bulk of BA crew's earnings are paid differently and AREN'T fully taxed.
So while earnings at BA aren't actually as high as people like to believe, we do get good take-home pay becuase we don't pay tax on the full amount (but the amount we don't pay tax on is used for living expenses down route).
At ANZ, I believe that 18k is a basic paid in the UK and thus fully taxed. 12.5% of the salary can be added as performance bonuses and these will, I assume, be fully taxed.
There is another 7k in there as fixed rate allowances and I assume that these will be taxed differently.
The money is, if I'm offered the job, the only thing that might hold me back.
I want that job.