Not saying that. I'm saying why do a 'line check' 6 months after being qualified still with not much line experience - no other airline does this that I know of, it's normally at yearly intervals. Plus if they fail i.e. Told they are not at first officer standard, then what happens...the next day they continue to fly as wait for it 'first officers' but on reduced pay for another 6 months whilst doing the exact same job. I would rather see people jump straight into FO salary after being 'checked out' as a 'first officer' rather than on a reduced salary for their probationary period but I doubt that will happen. I'm not sure our captains are on a reduced salary for 6 mths? Perhaps they are.
With regard to the past I'm agreeing that the corporate culture is in desperate need of change to eradicate those problems - perhaps with more transparent policies? The commuters issues highlighted this very problem recently with people being treated in a variety of different ways.