You missed the point Closterman
No DEC is taking the job away of a pilot in the sandpit sice the management is free to hire whoever they want. There are no unions here to protect the pilots that's why there is so much whinging here in the sandpit forum like no other. If IFALPA decides Industrial action, a so called hiring ban than it is not very smart to apply to such an outfit. And yes your name WILL be on that list forever. And yes maybe in the next airline you apply a captain in the selection team or a checkairman will remember you. It is your decision. Again there never was a hiring ban on any middle eastern airline.
And back to the hard landing issue. Lets not spread rumors since we do not the facts why this happened, it could happen to any of us tomorrow. But I think also that it is a bad idea to train SOs in the A330.