The majority of drivers who have left in the last two years didn't have any huge aspirations to fly a jet and didn't want unrealistic pay rises - but left BECAUSE FINANCIALLY THEY WERE FORCED TO SO THAT THEY COULD SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY
Actually I think that the majority of drivers left because conditions are now untenable. LONG LONG hours, with no thanks. Calls on your days off to see if you will work the next day. NO sick pay without paperwork being in on time, weekly sickleave records published to all and sundry as an act of shaming those who dare be sick. Allowances not paid in accordance with the EBA... because management "didn't intend for the clause to be used in that way".No real uniforms or wet weather gear (although I believe that they now DO have raincoats). Every time there is an incident, the pilots are harangued until they admit that they did not say a phrase exactly as per the FCOM, even though they safely managed and handled the situation 99% as per the FCOM.Unrealistic schedules, with the pilots constantly being at fault for late departures. NO support whatsoever for the crew once already mid ToD.Even though it is illegal, LKH threatens that you will LOSE your annual leave entitlements if you do not clean out your leave balance.... and then when ON leave, you are rung every day, as they could not roster a monkey to eat a banana properly! every single time a contract or equipment is up for renewal, they take the cheap option... leaving the guys at the coalface with no equipment to do their job properly. IT department now full of singaporeans who do NOT know what they are doing. All new jobs being filled by singaporeans.... half of whom can speak goodly engrish.
and of course, better money elsewhere.
AND... when you leave, no one cares! no one asks WHY you are leaving, or why you do not want to stay. there was even the alleged incident where the CP of REX rang the CP of QF to badmouth a pilot AFTER he had left... even though the pilot had a very good record whilst at REX.
basically... there is NO confidence in management by the workers.