BALPA should lobby to change regulations so that TRs can't be done self sponsored and ban pay to fly.
or.. now here's a thought...
if a carrier doesnt want to pay up front and bond a new hire, then a TR from any JAA(EASA) approved training provider be accepted, not only one by a specific selected provider (or internal one) that charges three times the market rate to the trainee.
Ergo: it can be considered that *if* an airline wont accept a TR from a JAA(EASA) authorised facility, then the carrier is in no uncertain terms expressing that it has no faith the regulator's authority and approvals. which then doesn't say much for thier own AOC.
that is a simple piece of action that would start to restrict the damage to the industry.
BALPA. way behind the power curve.
.. horse bolted gate..