Originally Posted by
blueonblue
It most certainly is not horse sh&t. This happened to an individual who came down with pneumonia whilst at home in oz. please ask your colleagues if what I say is correct and come back on here and post your response.
It's partly true. If you fall sick then you are able to use your sick/AL days together with your contractual days 'off' to cover the time you are away from work.
If you are off longer than this then you will be fined/deducted pay whatever you want to call it. How they work this out nobody really understands but it seems to be your daily pay rate deducted then the same again as a fine. Nice eh........
It's safe to say that the atmosphere in this place has dramatically gone down hill in the last few months. The reason for this is unknown but it is being felt by nearly everyone I talk too here at the moment.
As Chinafly stated earlier, guys are being dealt medieval punishments for things they didn't even do. Everyone is now looking over their shoulder in fear of...............everything!!
You will never feel relaxed here. Worried about medicals, checkers that hate foreign pilots, someone finding a mark on the aircraft you flew and grounding you for 15 days without pay etc etc. The list goes on.
As has been mentioned many many times here. Think long and hard why you are coming here and if you have another option then..................
Cheers,