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Old 10th Feb 2011, 06:55
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From chatting to people on line I'd say 20-30% of Captains and 80% of First Officers are actively looking for jobs elsewhere - the terms and conditions are so far below market rate!!

FO's here take home £1600 a month, SFO's £2000 a month, Captains £3000 - Factor in 9 days off a month and 4 sectors per day and people are knackered, fed up and poor. I now of several pilots here who have been to see their Doctor because they feel ill most of the time - the Doctor takes one look at the roster and says - "of course you do... short term this will leave you feeling grumpy and knackered, long term it is detrimental to your health".

The recent union pay and rostering negotiations have exposed the company as either stupid or uncaring - they just do not understand why anyone wants more than 56 hours off at the weekend and seem to believe that we're well paid for what we do.

The consequence of all this is that we are inevitably heading for industrial action. The latest poll indicates 88% have rejected the company's 'final position'.

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