Gentlemen,
We're probably all in agreement that in our profession the hand flying skills are of utmost importance. The paradox is that we hardly get any opportunity to practice it.
Slowly the regulators are realizing this too. In my country the regulator is requiring raw data approaches during the TQ (B777) and lately also A/T off approaches, where previously even "manual" approaches were flown with A/T on. So, slowly the powers that be are seeing the light.
Now it's just a question of convincing the companies to allocate more time and money on training these skills. In my company this is happening, with an allocated time slot in every sim detail to practice whatever you want. Mostly the pilots choose to practice basic handflying skills.
Ultimately it's in our own hands to demand we get the opportunity to maintain our skills.