All seems relatively simple to me,
No flying pay = no fly.
Upping the PVR times is a panic response to loss of pilots. A pilot removes himself from flying duties will have the same effect as one who walks. Do you expect a senior guy to pitch up take all the responsibility, accountability and hassles that gob with his job when you cut his pay to that of OC catering? (No disrespect to all the OC Chips out there!)
The 6 months on no FP was draconian but manageable if you thought that you only actually had do a few months before resettlement. A year or 18 months held in employment against you will on a 20% pay cut? Thats the biggest shafting I've heard of in a long time. Much nastiness around the corner I reckon.
Or you can always fail your fitness test.