Exairman, sure, take away flying pay. But that ruling should have also included a condition that the longest they can hold you to is say 6 months. At the time the fp ruling came in, they were trying to shed people. Now people are (unsurprisingly) heading for the exits, using it as a means usury to keep in those contemplating leaving is pretty pathetic and as commented elsewhere, very damaging for everyones morale. This, i suspect is what happens when blunties fiddle with allowances whilst manning try and control retention.
All it Is going to take is one test case for someone to demonstrate the rather dubious nature that is an18 month cut in fp while you wait at mannings pleasure,and the floodgates will open. Round abouts the same time that lots of the airlines are dropping their type rating requirements.