as stated figs are net. 863 pm x 12 = 10356/52 = 199.15 pw dived by 40 = £4.97 or 35 hr week = 5.69 or 37.5hrs = 5.31.
I think that the main focus of FOC is the old contract. people are earning 3 times my basic and thats just as main crew.
No other industry would you expect people to earn less than they were employed to .
Comparing to other areas of the industry is just silly. we all joined our jobs knowing what we signed up for and thats it.
You would not employ a doctor or bin man and then say "well you earn a lot more than a polish doctor/binman therefore we are going to cut your salary"
Future Employees may be employed on a different set of conditions but don't affect mine, we all live to our means .