Originally Posted by
Brother
Well I am with HNZ in Broome and its a positive and go ahead company, good people, supportive culture which is here to stay, not just short term as some of the Bristow blokes say.
The days of BRS 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off roster, $150 per day tax free DTA, equal time off for everything related to a duty, living in Cable Beach, seniority ruling the roost with the upcoming young guns who want to work used as hire and fire fodder for up and down industry cycles is over for pilots and engineers.
Its not a race to the bottom, its how things will be from now on. Its happened in airlines and it is happening in oil and gas helicopters.
CHC and BRS will have to change as well or they will be gone.
I'm glad you are happy. That's great.
But to list all the hard fought for remuneration and conditions you are personally happy to do without, and claim it is not a race to the bottom doesn't make any sense.
With your logic, the next company just has to reduce the accommodation standards some more, and pay a little less, win the contract on price, and "this will be how things are now" (till it goes further down). Where does it end? Sharing a tent and flying for food?
Make no mistake, it's a race to the bottom, and HNZ is winnning, for now.
A serious and easily answered question: Do you know for sure you are being paid the same as similarly qualified and experienced work colleagues?