Is it me or does anyone else find that some Easyjet crew are cast in a bubble? Whilst some of you may have some fantastic and lucrative positions, great roster patterns, high standards of training and modern, sophisticated aircraft you have your fair share of crap too (a la your much hated 'Irish' Competitor). The zero hour ctc/parc/flexicrew/new entrant contract or whatever you now call it is the same old crap. The possibility of a permanent position appears to give BALPA some sort of moral victory over the zero hour system? Would love to know the 'ins and outs' of this much coveted permanent deal also? Actually, on second thoughts, I don't.
The fact remains, you are a contractor for twelve months and can be turfed out the door or stood down at any time. EZY don't guarantee a permanent deal and I doubt they ever will nowadays. And even if you get one you appear to enter another probation period - as if twelve months flying for the same operator wasn't enough.
Easyjet doesn't have the moral high ground on Ryanair any longer.