I think mine was the first about training background...and it is hearsay....
What? - On a Rumour network?.....Really????
What DOES concern me, is the Employment regulations that make it viable for an employer to accept a possible risk to a multimillion £/$ aircraft and Pax, rather than sack a crew-member who is legal but nevertheless, substandard.
IMHO businesses should be free to hire and fire staff that do not fit the Company's needs. Apparently, France is an extreme example ,as any firm set on expansion is thwarted by the impossibility of cutting out "dead wood"
where else in life, are you forced to spend your money on something dictated by the government.
(taxes, social security etc. are a different case, as all are treated the same amd pay accordingly) (Theoretically
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