Travel Air scam
I absolutely concur with Globalstream's post #19, EXCEPT for some of what he advises at point 2. Because it is PNG, you could be placing yourself at risk by making any threats or delivering ultimatums. Also, although the law may require a company to remain financially solvent to hold an AOC, much of what passes for law in PNG is never enforced.
Better to send a polite email to the CEO asking for a specific date when he will pay you any arrears. If it is ignored (quite probable) or if any promise he makes proves to be false, step on an aeroplane and leave the country. Preferably when you are due out on leave and with a ticket that they paid for, but not if that means staying beyond the 30 days (or more?) that you have already worked for free. If that means parking their aircraft in POM on a layover stop, so be it. You would not be the first and you won't be the last.
In the case of such a clear breach of employment contract by the employer no resignation notice period applies. In a 'safe' country, having given the ultimatum of requiring salary in arrears to be paid, you could give a day's notice in writing and despite this, would have a fair chance of legal action to recover monies owing. In the case of PNG - and only when safely out of the country - you could send a follow-up resignation letter stating the reasons why you are not returning. Not that it will do any good other than give you some small satisfaction.
These guys are not going to give you a job reference anyway, so don't worry about upsetting them.
You are unlikely to be successful with legal action. Save the lawyers' fees and spend the money on a nice holiday instead.
Better to send a polite email to the CEO asking for a specific date when he will pay you any arrears. If it is ignored (quite probable) or if any promise he makes proves to be false, step on an aeroplane and leave the country. Preferably when you are due out on leave and with a ticket that they paid for, but not if that means staying beyond the 30 days (or more?) that you have already worked for free. If that means parking their aircraft in POM on a layover stop, so be it. You would not be the first and you won't be the last.
In the case of such a clear breach of employment contract by the employer no resignation notice period applies. In a 'safe' country, having given the ultimatum of requiring salary in arrears to be paid, you could give a day's notice in writing and despite this, would have a fair chance of legal action to recover monies owing. In the case of PNG - and only when safely out of the country - you could send a follow-up resignation letter stating the reasons why you are not returning. Not that it will do any good other than give you some small satisfaction.
These guys are not going to give you a job reference anyway, so don't worry about upsetting them.
You are unlikely to be successful with legal action. Save the lawyers' fees and spend the money on a nice holiday instead.
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After you are free outside of the country, I would suggest writting up a resignation letter with detailed explanations of the reasons why.
Write it as if you are explaining to your future employer why they cannot expect good references from this PNG airline, nor could your log book be validated with flown hours, that in reality you have flown more hours than your log book says, etc.
If you send the letter by registered mail, you will have a proof of it. Then file it all. Use this proof as a defense against eventual retaliations from PNG. Yes, if they can be that bad, they can be nasty and may harrass you till the next job. We have seen it before.
Good luck to all.
Write it as if you are explaining to your future employer why they cannot expect good references from this PNG airline, nor could your log book be validated with flown hours, that in reality you have flown more hours than your log book says, etc.
If you send the letter by registered mail, you will have a proof of it. Then file it all. Use this proof as a defense against eventual retaliations from PNG. Yes, if they can be that bad, they can be nasty and may harrass you till the next job. We have seen it before.
Good luck to all.
Bong your idea of writing the resignation in a way that explains the circumstances to any potential employer is indeed excellent advice.
It would also be advisable to show any potential employer a copy of the initial contact where the CEO was approached in a polite manner and given an opportunity to pay arrears. That way the employer can see that the candidate was not being militant, simply requiring payment for services. Any employer who has a problem with that attitude would be no good to work for anyway.
It would also be advisable to show any potential employer a copy of the initial contact where the CEO was approached in a polite manner and given an opportunity to pay arrears. That way the employer can see that the candidate was not being militant, simply requiring payment for services. Any employer who has a problem with that attitude would be no good to work for anyway.
