Tennisten,
There is already a cadet scheme run by CTC and also Oxford is running an MPL cadet scheme. These "new" jobs are for the contract first officers that have been employed indirectly by easyJet for some time already - A B scale contract if you will. Its shameful and disgraceful that the management see fit to introduce such a poor contract when the company are making massive profits!
The only positive is that these new first officers can now be represented by the union.