jettesen - I'm anxious NOT to get into a war about work rates, but would point out that on the charter side, the volume of work in the cabin once airborne is possibly higher than on many of the loco's. It is because of the in-flight workload that charter operators tend not to roster many multi-sector days - even the beancounters can see that the costs of death by roster exceed the costs of recruiting replacements!
I agree with Tilly that 2 years experience is appropriate, but in the end the CAA and the airlines live in each others pockets, so I wouldn't expect too much change too soon - unless of course an accident/incident occurs where the experience level becomes a factor, in which case it will of course be somebody else's fault (probably mine, since Mrs TS usually says it is)