Pilots flying for free
Guys,
I know this has been discussed variously before, but how legal (or illegal rather) is it for a business to be not paying their pilots? I was under the impression that working for free was a no-no in this country, for any position?
As I suspect, if it is entirely illegal, then why is there not more a culture where offending companies are dobbed in? I've come across plenty of the above mentioned recently where the pilots are made to feel that they're privileged to be flying at all, and renumeration is unheard of.
We need to stop the erosion of the industry, from the bottom up. This includes any of us entering the industry. It's in our invested interest to stand firm.
Last edited by rodrigues; 6th Sep 2010 at 16:34.