2.5% ???
 

don't you think being called on a guaranteed day off should incur some kind of penalty payment? 1/30 = 3.33% and assuming we actually work 20 days/month then 1/20= 5.00 %....why would you work on a day off for the company's offered 2.5% AT ALL!!!

hee heee
 

Had the pleasure of listening to a rather wet behind the ears JFO recently. Complained that when he answered his phone on G day and agreed to work the next day(also G Day), he told me that he got a guarantee he would be home by 3pm as he had a romantic dinner planned with his wife. Much to my amusement he told me when he returned to Hong Kong the next day, you guessed it, "ping", F.O req'd to operate MNL turn, getting him home quite late!!! I swear i nearly pee'd myself, but made an attempt to keep a straight face. Seeing the concern on his face i only enquired, "so what are you going to do in the future when you see 2747....?"
Come on guys how hard is it!!??

Take the 2.5% figure, take off the tax in various jurisdictions (such as UK at 40%) and then look at the result. If this is what you think a G day is worth there will be plenty of takers to buy them off you.....:ugh:

Better yet, proffer all your work away and lie on a beach. Lets say you are a relief FO on SFO1 based in HKG. Proffer 84 hours away for $42K. Pay 16% tax on your $70K salary and you are left with $17K a month for doing nothing. Just make sure you use the home purchase allowance to make some financial headway. You could easily take up full time work somewhere else on the planet;-)

You might want to come to HKG every few months for landing recency though;-)