Wowsers.
In that case, that is incredibly dodgy. The whole point of being self employed is that you take responsibility for your own affairs. If you aren't able to do that, then you get all the negatives of being self employed without the positives.
Wouldn't touch that with a barge pole.
Agreed,
It needs to be pointed out that there is no one Brookfield contract. Some are on older more lucrative contracts. But all new joiners, FO and Captain alike, are now forced on the Irish system.