This entire industry is riddled from top to bottom with devious working practices that would never be acceptable in any any other.
Dubious contracts, illegal working hours, lying and cheating employers, unlicenced pilots even!!!! it's everywhere! I've seen it. And somehow the powers to be just turn a blind eye to all of it.
Any other industry where your employer steps out of line and the hammer falls from a great height. Are the respective governments, EU, courts etc. in these guys pockets? I do wonder?