Risworth B787
GYPSY.....Tax issue is more complicated than that and all depends on which EU country you come from and from where/which country the contract is paid from. Thailand has in general tax agreement with EU and the tax in Thailand is 37% for that income the contract offers. And sometimes if the pilot have the nerves not to declare the income and getting away with it ...tax is zero....or facing a huge tax penalty later if found out.....
MONARCH MAN.....The perfect (Airline or Contract) company does not exist and you may have had a poor experience with Risworth or other contract companies....and others may have good experience with same companies ....assuming you are currently in the "Desert" then just look at other PPrune forums where those Airlines are discussed where some are happy ....and some not ....just take the DEC in EK which have caused some pilots to raise their opinions against it....
CACTUSBUSDRYR.....World is changing and you just have to accept it .....but it will not keep pilots away from applying for the position with Risworth....whether the contract is poor or not regarding the terms has to be seen with the "big picture" depending what cost you have being based in BKK and opportunity to commute and layovers in Scandinavia where pilots are likely to come from (or EU pilots) and other factors......and BKK is not the worst place to be based :-) ....and cheap living.....