I've just been through the same nightmare myself.
I wasn't bonded but still my ID refernce was withheld. When I rang the individual concerned I was told it had been posted along with another one. One week later, still waiting. Spending at least an hour a day on the phone trying to sort the whole mess out whilst supposed to be concentrating on a conversion course.
The original refernce request which had been sent 7 or 8 weeks previously had been totally ignored. The only way it got sorted was after BALPA got involved. Very stressful and totally uncalled for.
The fact is that as soon as you resign, the harrassment starts, and I dont care what "Mike Oscar" has to say in defence of EJ management. They are a shower.
My advice, admittedly a bit biassed, is to avoid at all costs.
Best of luck to those on the escape committee. Postcard from Switzerland on its way.