This actually creates four possible scales for Captains:
For arguments sake, we will call them A-D scales. Our first Captains until around September of 2009 received one scale (as did FOs), which is the A-scale.
After that, there was another lower scale, which we'll call the B-Scale. This is a lower scale for FOs hired from the same time as well.
The new raises only apply to folks hired before October 2010, leaving out FOs who upgraded and anyone hired after October 2010.
That leaves us with the following:
A-Scale
A-Scale Captains who received the latest raise (A+ scale).
B-Scale
A-Scale FOs who upgraded and were paid the original A-Scale Captain rate.
C-Scale
B-Scale Captains who received the latest raise (B+ scale).
D-Scale
B-Scale FOs who upgraded and were paid the "unraised" B-Scale Captain rate.
B-Scale Captains hired after October 2010 and all subsequent new hire DECs.
The difference between the A-Scale Captain and the D-Scale Captain is roughly 77,000AED per year. The original difference between A-Scale and the original B-Scale introduced in September 2009 is 62,400AED per year.
Obviously, the difference between the new scales is only about 5%, which doesn't equate to a big disparity.
I don't want to offer opinion at this point.
Randy
Last edited by RandyBMC; 14th Apr 2011 at 07:15.
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