CityJet Life Money & Job Security
 

Evening!

If there are any current pilots at WX that could fill me in on the future at the company I would be most grateful - I'm after the usual - Allowances, Aircraft, Roster and Job Security. Thanks very much - PM if you wish

LC

You joining as FO or DEC?

FO - hopefully.

Allowances - Are good and form a big part of your monthly wages.

Aircraft - All depends what you were previously flying, Im assuming this is your first Jet type in which case good progression. If not....erm:oh:

Roster - You will start on a flexi roster but as you are building your hours I can only assume youre happy to be flexible whilst building quality hours.

Job Security - Only the "man upstairs" can answer that but it seems as one of the most stable operators in the current market.

NSR - thanks very much - helpful info indeed!

If I were to be LCY based how many nights away could I expect - are there alot of 'tours' or do you return each day? Also how many sectors a day is normal? Thanks again

LC

could be 8,10,12 nights away per month..who knows. 3/4 sector days not uncommon.

Thanks very much No_Speed very helpful stuff!

Caution!!
LCY= UK tax if you are resident in UK permanently..
Caution!!

Thanks for that Brownstone - I was under the impression that it was Irish Tax, irrespective of where you were based/lived! Interesting!

LC

it is irish tax. you pay your tax through the irish system; relax.

Yeah LC, no-one tells you that at Cityjet...

You do pay to the Irish via PAYE (ie direct from your salary).

This is very strange since LCY based pilots/cabin crew are NOT resident in Eire, most are permanently resident in the UK.. hence the base there.

If you are resident in the UK you are liable for UK tax, simple as that. So you must sort out your tax affairs in the UK.

Ryanair pilots based in the UK are going through the same thing with UK taxman.

Much more to tell, but am reluctant to do so online, drop me a PM.

B.

or you could "relax", bury your head in the sand....and hope everything is OK.

CityJet have already been caught with their trousers down with the former CDG base and how ex CDG crew were allegedly paid Irish tax, yet based in France. This is apparently why the CDG base was closed down.

It Irish tax is paid for LCY crew then it can only be a matter of time until the UK Inland Revenue are on to them. You would think they would learn from the past???

Cityjet is still expanding and Air France wants BA CityFlyer out and vice versa so Air France and BA will keep throwing cash at their LCY subsidiaries until there is a winner! All depends on which airline has deeper pockets!

Asking for trouble if you adopt that approach!

Cheers

At the end of the day, if you are all right in your concerns, I would have no problem paying my tax in the UK. Further investigation is warranted.

It is quite simple really. If you are LCY based and spend more than the stipulated number of days in the UK per year, then you are required to pay UK tax. The exact details can be found on the Inland Revenue website but from memory we are roughly talking about having to spend at least half of the year in the UK to qualify for paying tax. In the past, traveling days to and from the UK did not count towards this total but I am led to believe that days spent traveling to and from the UK do count to the total number of days spent in the UK. I suspect that there could well be a tax agreement between Ireland and the UK.

The days of using tickets or indeed rosters to prove when you were or were not in the country are numbered by the sounds of things. Someone could buy a ticket but never use it and rosters can often change, so the Inland Revenue are keen to see hard evidence such as copies of bank statements which can show if you withdrew currency whilst abroad etc.

If you elect to adopt the approach of 'they will never find me' and do not wish to pay UK tax when you are required to then I would advise you not to do this. CityJet is a well known brand and a large company so it is only a matter of time until the Inland Revenue are onto them so that they can check that all is above board with its LCY based employees. It is the crew members responsibility to sort this out so that they are paying the right tax.

there appears to be a lot of tax experts on this site! this is a pilots' forum.

$od the waiting game; better off asking the tax office myself (dont like surprises at the end of the tax year)

why not! prod the lion in the ear with your stick....

how poetic :D

I would rather be a step ahead of the tax man rather than the other way round. I am by no means a tax expert either!

I did a little research into the rules since I used to spend a large portion of my working roster abroad, so I was keen to see what one would have to do to become exempt from paying income tax in the UK. It's a bit of a minefield!

Ok, firstly, the difference between Irish and UK tax is very little in every aspect. The French situation was very different as the social was huge. Not the same difference twixt the UK and ireland.
Also the Tax agreement between the two countries should be looked at, so should the European law of transport workers being taxed in the country where the business is registered.
The bottom line is........... as there is so little difference between UK and Irish tax there will be no big surprises on the horizon. If you are forced to pay UK tax you can claim back the Irish you have paid or due to the dual taxation agreement you could claim back the difference.
Chillax!!