It is not about the money anymore.
But it is the only way that the current trend can be reversed, it has to start with money, it's the only thing that doesn't lie at the moment, without a substantial pay increase they will not stop people leaving or attract new entrance.They can't garantee 42 days a year leave without the numbers to support it, nor can they reduce the monthly hrs, to get the work force up to a level that other obligation are meet can only be done with cash, all the lies peddled at the road shows are now well known, but if the word got out that EK just gave say a 20% pay increase along with a better housing and schooling allowance and increased flight pay and a lower productivity threshold people will come, less will leave, monthly hrs will drop and allocated leave will go up! It's all about the money now!