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Old 4th Feb 2012, 13:24
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New Virgin Atlantic recruits paying for own criminal checks

As the title says: New Virgin Atlantic recruits paying for own criminal checks

I guess 25 quid isn't much if VS at least pops for their initial training (do they?) but methinks this sort of thing will just give MOL more ideas (or did they get it from him?).

Crazy, mixed-up world. I could sell tickets.
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They got it from him. We do it already but we get £5000.00 gross as a 'pilots allowance' to cover various things including this so the Company dont have to employ staff to do this sort of stuff.
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BA new recruits also pay.

BMI Baby charge a whopping 250 pounds via that same firm named in the report.
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Fine with me as long as management cashes in great bonuses.

Is this job still worth the hassle ?
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at least you don't pay for your TR or uniform........is it only BA and Virgin left in the UK not charging?
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only fair you pay something towards the costs of this hobby we are in.
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Money box on radio 4 would like to hear from you if you have to pay for CRB checks.
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Yeah it's sh1t but then every airline job I have had in the last 10 years I have had to pay a disclosure Scotland fee.

It's certainly not just virgin, I think you'll find all companies are doing this.

It's another non story from the bbc, I mean £25 so what. It's it more of a story that airlines are letting people buy there way into the right seat of a commercial airliner for £25,000+ oh of course not !!!!!
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BIGBAD has hit the nail on the head. How ridiculous to highlight a 25 quid charge when people are paying tens of thousands for type ratings and then being paid next to nothing afterwards!
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Yes, but dont forget pay 2 fly in the LHS.

So you pay RHS then upgrade when you can afford it to LHS.

Soon it will be better to just pay and go straight to the RHS

BBC following the wrong story again.
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thomson dont charge us for disclosures or training - we pay for the disclosure and claim it back!
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