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Old 31st Jul 2014, 06:38
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knifedge
 
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it is about the life-style at the end...

There are two major areas that need to improve for Pilots to be happy here...

Those are ACCOMMODATION AND ROSTERING...I guess the rest is more manageable...

This two issues will take your health and family life away....

1- The 92 hours target... There is no life with this rosters. You nearly recover for the next night shift with minimum allowances outstations. They changed TC for the productivity threshold from 78 to 92 hours. This days with the previous scheme, Captains would make 30 % higher salary. That means, any paid rise in the last 8 years has been taken away with this move. But more important than the pay, your family quality time got depreciated big time, more frequent health issues and no incentive. Depression, fatigue, divorces, alcohol consumption and other health issues it all went up drastically. Of course Medical benefits degraded so You pay the bill for it, just in case...

2- The new policy of taking people away from the city... Moving them to live in an unprepared hostile environment, like MH and Jebel Ali. Degrading your life quality and your family's. They give no answers to major issues and they treat You as if You are disturbing them. But, they send You to live there before it is even ready.

So to come here today, will accelerate your health degradation, your divorce and better don't forget your hat at home...!!
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