Supply and demand it may be but there are other options that would not cause such distress to those with young families. The world has changed and for the majority of western workers and their families 8/4 is no longer acceptable. Do we really want to wind the clock back 20 years? how far will it go? 11.5 / 0.5 as per many Filipino migrant workers? Sadly not much we can do about it except leave but forget any bull**** about Bristow being a caring employer ( or even safety conscious given that people are going to have to fly for 3 months knowing they are about to lose their jobs ). Almost makes you want to join a union!