Just like to add my admiration to those guys who have said no to the joke of a 70% and paying for your type rating. As stated by others the T&C's here have been in a steady decline over the last few years and unfortunately while people are still willing to accept these crappy offers the company will carry on exploiting this area.
Definitely think the company are testing the water, seeing who and what they can get for the lowest possible price, not sure that's going to work for them in the long term!
Problem is they need to pay closer attention to the guys already here, it's no good recruiting now if the guys that are here at getting pissed off and leaving, makes no bloody sense to me!