Here is Canada, the practice of paying for your own type rating has not been imported yet, just certain companies have new pilots sign bonds.
There were cases where the pilots were made to take personal loans which were co-signed and re-paid by the airline, as long as the candidate remained employed.......
The practice of getting paid less does not exist. After the type rating, new pilots have to do 25 of line indoctrination if they have flown similar aircraft and 100 hours if the pilot is for example new on large jets. Sometimes he/she is paid less during that period because he/she has to fly with a check pilot who is paid extra do do that job, but once the pilots is released after his 25 or 100 hours, he/she goes on regular pay for he now flies with regular line captains on regular revenue flights. What justification would there be for him to be paid less ?
The concept of second officer on aircraft which have no first officer, or of junior first officer does not exist in this country.
Last edited by Gilles Hudicourt; 13th Feb 2015 at 01:31.