Scewballburling and Sweetie:
I am not imume to redundancy; far from it. I am up to my ears in this cr@p and need a job more than anyone right now. However, the sarcastic tone of my post had a point. Pilots are already expected to pay pay pay employers costs as it is. Any suggestion that training costs, medicals etc should also be bourne from our pockets as a matter of course is just yet another step in the wrong direction. You must consider that as soon as one operation starts this nonsense it quickly becomes the norm for all.
"Pilot's are not a charity." I am not a charity. I work and expect to be paid. It is how I earn my living. (Or at least used to!)
Now what you could consider is those fixed costs being met by the government??? They are already tax deductable for the employer. Seems like a small cost to keep someone in work compared to unemployment.