Here's some of the T&C:
SCHEDULE A
PILOT REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS – 1 Apr 08
This Schedule sets out the current benefits policy applicable for pilots. The terms of the policy are subject to the terms and conditions of pilots’ contracts of employment, including any applicable rights of the company to vary or withdraw elements of the benefits package from time to time. In the event of any inconsistency between the contract of employment and this Schedule A, the contract of employment shall prevail.
Basic Salary
Position Cat A Cat B Cat C
Captain £73,500 £66,150 N/A
Senior First Officer £44,100 £36,750 £31,500
First Officer (frozen ATPL) £37,800 £30,450 £25,200
Position Cat A Cat B Cat C
Captain €104,370 €93,933 N/A
Senior First Officer €62,622 €52,185 €44,730
First Officer (frozen ATPL) €53,676 €43,239 €35,784
Cat A – a direct entry pilot with recent experience on an OpenSkies aircraft type.
Cat B – a direct entry pilot who has joined on the OpenSkies type training scheme. The salary reflects the deduction made by OpenSkies to repay the pilot’s type training loan.
Cat C – a cadet entry pilot who has joined on the OpenSkies Pilot Sponsored programme. The salary reflects the deduction made by OpenSkies to repay the pilot’s ab-initio training loan.
Direct Entry Captains will not be eligible for the OpenSkies type training scheme and any type training required will be provided by OpenSkies. Direct Entry Captains who are not type rated on an OpenSkies aircraft type will receive 50% of their basic salary for the first 2 months of employment (or until completion of their Final Line Check if sooner) and 100% thereafter
Sector Pay for other Duties
Airport Standby: Airport Standby (ASBY) payments
- One intra-European sector will be paid per Airport Standby Duty
- If a pilot is called out to fly, the sector pay will revert to payment of the flying sectors earned.
Examiner/Instructor:
- One Transatlantic sector payment will be made whenever the examining/instructing duty exceeds 4 hours.
Allowances & hotel accommodation
An overnight (per-diem) allowance of $100 US/75 Euros/ 53 GBP is paid for each night the company provides hotel accommodation. This allowance is paid to provide for food and other living costs whilst on duty away from their Gateway Airport.1
Gateway Basing
Pilots will be required to live within 2 hrs travelling time of the Gateway airport or, if they live further afield, to be prepared to position to their Gateway airport such that they are able to start a duty tour fully rested. Any travelling and accommodation costs in positioning to the Gateway airport will be at the pilot’s expense. The Gateway airport may be changed no more than once a year within an agreed ‘cluster’ of airports. There are currently three clusters; Cluster A comprises of BRU, ORY, CDG, AMS, Cluster B comprises of FRA, MUC, MXP, GVA, ZRH Cluster C comprises of MAD, BCN It may be that you will be required to operate from or to any of the Company’s current or future Operating bases. This is referred to a non-Gateway report and in this case, pilots are required to self-position and the Company will pay you a return positioning allowance of; Intra - Europe £70/100 Euros LHR/LGW, SOU, Wokingham to Europe £105/150 Euros
The intent of the allowance is to cover the costs of ‘firm’ surface transport. There is an allocation of duties hours to reflect the time spent positioning (‘Company time’), which will count towards your 2000 annual duty hours. For Non-Gateway reports, the Company will also provide hotel accommodation with an associated per diem payment for the night prior to your duty block.1 The Company reserves the option to position pilots to Non-Gateway reports at Company expense in which case the positioning allowance will not be paid.
PILOT BENEFITS
Annual leave
The pilot’s contractual entitlement is for 132 days off per year. The entitlement consists of 104 days off and 28 annual leave days (the annual leave days are awarded via an online system).
In practice, the discharge of days off will provide all pilots with a maximum of 35 days leave to be taken during the calendar year. In addition, pilots may also elect to take an additional 3 GDOs (Guaranteed days off) throughout the year.
Flexible Benefit Package
All pilots will be granted a flexible benefit package of 15% of basic salary from the company to use as part of the flexible benefit scheme. After the deduction of any statutory social contributions required by applicable EU law, this entitlement will available to the individual pilot to obtain the following benefits to suit their individual needs;
Pension;
Life Insurance;
Critical Illness Insurance;
Permanent Health Insurance;
Private Medical Insurance; and
Loss of Licence Insurance
Which of these you choose, and the level of cover, is entirely up to you and can be changed as your circumstances change subject to the rules of the scheme.
Aircrew Medicals
Flight crew will be reimbursed for the actual cost of one class one medical certificate renewal per year, based on CAA/JAA requirements and recommended charges.
Staff Travel
As a subsidiary of British Airways plc, pilots will benefit from the staff travel policy on British Airways in accordance with the terms of the staff travel policy. Details of this policy are in the Employee Handbook.
Sick pay
Provided you comply with all applicable rules, you will receive salary continuation for any period of absence due to illness or injury for a period and at a rate defined by the Company. Full details of the sickness policy are in the Employee Handbook.
Standby Duty
When called from standby, a crew member is required to use his best endeavours to report as soon as possible, however no crew member will take more than 120 minutes from call out to crew room report.
It is the pilot's responsibility to ensure that he remains contactable and within network coverage during periods of standby.
Retirement Age
The normal retirement age is 65.
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