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Money is getting very very tight at Poxie as we all know but if this is true then alarm bells must be ringing somewhere.
After screwing the pilots, engineers and cabin crew they have now reportedly decided to start charging ground staff (the lowest paid workers) K1 each way for the morning and afternoon staff bus service that has always been provided free. When you are getting paid as little as K2 per hour this one really hurts.
Well done Poxie.
After screwing the pilots, engineers and cabin crew they have now reportedly decided to start charging ground staff (the lowest paid workers) K1 each way for the morning and afternoon staff bus service that has always been provided free. When you are getting paid as little as K2 per hour this one really hurts.
Well done Poxie.
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they have now reportedly decided to start charging ground staff (the lowest paid workers) K1 each way for the morning and afternoon staff bus service that has always been provided free. When you are getting paid as little as K2 per hour this one really hurts.
I think the money problems are over.
Today the PM's pic is on the front page of 'The national' and he informing the country he has K1.9 billion from the Asian Development Bank and on the front page of the 'Post Courier' three desperado's have run off with $US220 million for a bogus phone service....
Must be plenty of money about ??
Today the PM's pic is on the front page of 'The national' and he informing the country he has K1.9 billion from the Asian Development Bank and on the front page of the 'Post Courier' three desperado's have run off with $US220 million for a bogus phone service....
Must be plenty of money about ??
Sad to read all of this. Years ago when I used to frequent the PX kerosene canary I thought the in-flight food and service was quite good. Sure, flights often departed late or not at all, and I sometimes had to overnight at Airways or elsewhere on the PX account. All part of the rough-and-tumble of the PNG experience. But to stiff their ground staff 1K to catch the company bus just sucks big time. Makes me wonder, if they are so desperate to generate such a pittance of revenue in this way, how do they cope with big ticket items like maintenance and spare parts etc?
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"....how do they cope with big ticket items like maintenance and spare parts etc?"
Been a few Fokkers stuck out at outports due to maintenance issues that have required rescues lately. Some relating to issues previously reported. Prob gives and indication of how they are coping with the big ticket items.
Been a few Fokkers stuck out at outports due to maintenance issues that have required rescues lately. Some relating to issues previously reported. Prob gives and indication of how they are coping with the big ticket items.
Received info that the last pay cycle was processed at 0.3687 cents and is not in line with the amended 2015 contract which was to provide protection against the rapidly declining Kina.
That 0.3687 cents is a 5% reduction since December.
More pain for the pilot's!
That 0.3687 cents is a 5% reduction since December.
More pain for the pilot's!
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Old Guy,
as was explained to me by the Association, the Contract says PX only needs to effect any change on the 1st of July every year. Think that means that if it was adjusted on that one date, and then continued to fall, to for e.g. say .30 cents the conversion stays there until the following 1st of July.
And now we see PX madly trying to recruit Fokker crew with a already dismal salary of,
Fokker Cap: PGK 372,237
Fokker FO : PGK 258,437
which is then converted to Aussie at whatever the exchange rate is on the day (.3687 as mentioned as the last exchange). And that exchange rate has been dropping almost daily since December (and for a Country that is borrowing Billions what would you expect to happen to its currency?)
But wait there is more.... NO superannuation is paid by PX, and PNG tax is horrendously, higher than AUS.
I'd have say you could get as good if not better package flying a Turbo Prop in Aus and have the added bonus of not having to go to PNG.
Used to be a place for Missionaries, Misfits and Mercenaries, but reckon Mercenaries have be forced out of the game due to such ****e money.
as was explained to me by the Association, the Contract says PX only needs to effect any change on the 1st of July every year. Think that means that if it was adjusted on that one date, and then continued to fall, to for e.g. say .30 cents the conversion stays there until the following 1st of July.
And now we see PX madly trying to recruit Fokker crew with a already dismal salary of,
Fokker Cap: PGK 372,237
Fokker FO : PGK 258,437
which is then converted to Aussie at whatever the exchange rate is on the day (.3687 as mentioned as the last exchange). And that exchange rate has been dropping almost daily since December (and for a Country that is borrowing Billions what would you expect to happen to its currency?)
But wait there is more.... NO superannuation is paid by PX, and PNG tax is horrendously, higher than AUS.
I'd have say you could get as good if not better package flying a Turbo Prop in Aus and have the added bonus of not having to go to PNG.
Used to be a place for Missionaries, Misfits and Mercenaries, but reckon Mercenaries have be forced out of the game due to such ****e money.
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The one who resigned yesterday is one of the 3 that I referred to in post 913. Another of those 3 mentioned in that post resigned because of the leave issue.
Takes the total to 122 since the ECP was initiated.
Takes the total to 122 since the ECP was initiated.