Virgin Recruiting
Some individuals are so bitter about the past they refuse to look forward.
Pity really as the new T&C’s look pretty good. Lots of protections and eye watering pay rise but some feel they’ve got to make a stance!
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: EU
Posts: 630
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
difficult to say which way it’ll go.
Last edited by pudoc; 5th May 2024 at 18:57.
I've heard a rumour that the new pay deal includes a clause that if you call in sick on two or more occasions you lose some form of pay? Could anyone shed any light on this?
Are there any other interesting clauses like this?
Are there any other interesting clauses like this?
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: EU
Posts: 630
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
so to protect that the company will guarantee your sector pay over the year will be at least 85% of the average number of sectors flown by pilots that year. But the guarantee is removed if you call sick 3 times in a year But the roster balancing system should try to get you back up to the average anyway.
so basically if you’re sick a lot, you potentially wont earn as much flight pay. Pretty industry standard I think.
this doesn’t affect basic salary.
Whilst the money is a welcome improvement, the deal is looking like it’s going to be rejected because the revised scheduling agreement is reducing the number of required days off after most trips or duties. ATL, Florida, NAS and Caribbean all used to attract three rostered days off, they will now attract two. The only trip that gains a 3rd DO is CPT. Florida trips that were two nights down route are being changed to one night. A rule to have a heavy crew is introduced but allows VS crews operate as 2-man for an hour longer than BA allows, and isn’t valid if you fly the A330.
Nobody wants that, but if it happens then there’ll be an election and some of the 993-ish remaining pilots will step forward and see what they can do.
The pay elements are backdated to 1 Jan no matter what happens, the roster protections proposed are not much better than currently being flown (and in a some cases worse in the short term) and in the meantime the company will keep haemorrhaging experienced pilots to places like WizzAir/DHL/Emirates and relying on huge disruption payments to keep the show on the road.
In reality, there are a few key improvements that can be made to the deal that would probably get it over the line fairly easily.
The pay elements are backdated to 1 Jan no matter what happens, the roster protections proposed are not much better than currently being flown (and in a some cases worse in the short term) and in the meantime the company will keep haemorrhaging experienced pilots to places like WizzAir/DHL/Emirates and relying on huge disruption payments to keep the show on the road.
In reality, there are a few key improvements that can be made to the deal that would probably get it over the line fairly easily.
Surely when Flying Pay is an element of your salary, a seniority based rostering system is required. Otherwise if just rostered by Scheduling. whim, they control your pay.
The more you choose/ bid to work, by seniority, the higher your monthly pay..And yes when off sick you do loose some pay, industry normal..
The more you choose/ bid to work, by seniority, the higher your monthly pay..And yes when off sick you do loose some pay, industry normal..
Surely when Flying Pay is an element of your salary, a seniority based rostering system is required. Otherwise if just rostered by Scheduling. whim, they control your pay.
The more you choose/ bid to work, by seniority, the higher your monthly pay..And yes when off sick you do loose some pay, industry normal..
The more you choose/ bid to work, by seniority, the higher your monthly pay..And yes when off sick you do loose some pay, industry normal..
To their credit the company have included a guaranteed flight pay of 4 sectors a month to combat any work shy rosters.
The pay offer (unlikely to be accepted in its present form) has the Lifestyle estimated earnings, based on 70 sectors at £81,300 for SFO 1 and £132,100 for CP 2. Lifestyle+ is based on 57 sectors and is £66k and £107.4k respectively.