Comparing Singapore Airlines, with some EU Lo-Co, that are making up their own laws as they go along is not really a fair comparison!
Furthermore, it's beyond our knowledge that companies can not even make legally enforceable contracts, because the contracts are entirely one-sided, with complete lack of balance.
I can not see what is wrong, to use their (the companies) incompetence against them, when they have been using their crews to the limit of life!
These are not nice companies who care if you have personal problems, death in your family etc. that they will try to give you any compassion!
Their philosophy is based on 1800 style leadership! Giving some good to their work force is feared, because they believe if they give a little people want more and more!
Posting reports of millions in profit, believe last report said 1 million Euro a day (need to be verified), however regardless posting reports of great profits, yet they are squeezing their crews to the limits of what is safe and paying peanuts!
So the notion is from most, we are all getting
by the company, so when the tables are turned, people will
the company!
It's logical, what comes around goes around!
The likely future scenario, will be loads of DEC's (at higher pay on contracts - great for moral within the company!) and young inexperienced Cadets!
It's a ticking time bomb within, mismanaged from the top level, as they only think about what is good for the company and disregarding the conditions of the people working for them!
Of course some are happy, because they have no other options! But this is also a changing trend within the company.