WTF
I've seen many posts like this over the years on Proone and the beat never seems to change. I eventually gave up a career in flying as I couldn't justify the T and C's, but it occured to me that the power to change this surely lies with you guys and not the employer?
If no-one accepted the pay and conditions, employers would be forced to come to the party to keep their business viable?
Of course, this is indeed the problem. There will always be someone at your back willing to stick the knife in, fly more hours for less money, ignorant to the fact that they are simply making the path worse for those that come behind them and worse for their mates already in the industry.
Until this situaiton does not exist, I think we'll be seeing more topics like this, for years to come.