Wavewarrior,

As Helicomparator says, that's about right. And I also agree with his statement that the CHC pension scheme is better than the Bristow scheme. Is the grass greener on the CHC side? Or the Bristow side? Entirely depends on your point of view - the famous 'swings and roundabouts'!

bondu

the main advantage to having the cash over the pension is that you can buy more pension with salary sacrifice or keep the cash if you have other items in your planned retirement portfolio. with a pension you get it when you retire. Let see what scotia manage to achieve.......

Bringing this issue back up...this was in the news today, and reiterates my first point......
"Average salaries for GPs rose from 73,000 pounds in 2002-03 to 114,000 pounds in 2005-06, the report said. Hours worked each week dropped by seven hours during the same period".
"However, the new contracts have succeed in raising the number of doctors in the system and have improved the consistency of care for long-term illnesses".
We are still short of Qualified pilots on the N.sea and working for the richest clients...
Something to keep in mind for next year....
Cheers,
PH.