This is a question for Flying Lawyer perhaps.
EZ started this a few years ago; new captains on reduced pay for 6 months. Now RYR as well it seems. Is this a probationary period? Are you an 'apprentice captin? Is there a further assessment and pass/fail check after 6 months? If not then I would have thought you had a claim under the 'less favourable treatment' rules of EU labour law. There are no seniority lists in these companies. Therefore all employees doing the same job are entitled to the same T's & C's. How can you have 'junior' captains doing a fulltime captains job when there is no senoirity list and pay them any less than any other captain. If this premise is correct under EU law, and BALPA is in EZ, how has thus been allowed to happen?
But first, is the concept of equal T's & C's for all employees in the same job correct as I understand it.
No doubt there will be the usual replies of airlines not respecting labour law and if you want a command you have to bend over etc. etc. However, once you have a command you might have a claim for having signed an less favourable contract under duress.
Please, only factual knowledgable replies and not the usual LoCo bashing. If I am correct in my premise then BALPA have not done themselves proud in EZ and yet they hope to bring hope and salvation to RYR.
And no more BALPA bashing replies, please; only facts.