Yes of course.
There is a strong feeling within easyJet that, like BA a few years ago, easyJet pilots should be fully contracted employees and not supplied through agencies or training providers. This has already led to a proposal whereby any cadet, having spent 18 trouble free months at the company will be awarded a permanent contract of employment. Currently cadets work for three years as non employed pilots, no pension, no security, no basic salaray. They are paid only when they fly.
After three years they may be offered a permanent contract of employment or they may be sent back to CTC or Parc. They also have the opportunity to apply for permanent jobs as a when available, but they have to pass an easyJet assessment (even though they are already flying the line).
The fear at easyJet is that the company wants to make all pilots (eventually) flexi-crew pilots, and this is certainly the way for new FOs in recent times. So the introduction of MPLs was a further step away from populating the right hand seat with permanent employees. With the change of policy, and an apparent softening of approach to the way cadets are treated, perhaps the company will rethink MPls. I don't know, and it's just an opinion which could be wrong.
As for the trainers, well they are so overworked with new entrant cadets (which require more training than DEFOs) and command upgrades that the department is at breaking point. It is feared that the introduction of MPLs is hardly going to ease the situation.
Finally, it is in no way implied anyone at easyJet, wishes to hold back anyone's career by eliminating cadets. We just want them assimilated into the company after the six month probabtionary period which used to exist. It would also be encouraging for others if the company balanced this cadet intake with DEFOs.
Hope this helps.
JT