We get full pay for time in the bunk. When flying as the augmenting crew the time in the bunk does not count towards monthly and yearly flight time limits, but it does when flying as the operating crew.
What has changed is the overtime threshold. It was increased by about 15%. So we now work more hours per month for the same base pay. The reasoning used is that we do more ultra-long haul so the old overtime threshold wasn't realistic anymore.
There are already quite a number of foreign airlines that do not give full pay for time in the bunk or for deadheading.
When Emirates managers review this new policy they may well change the pay in the bunk terms because their knee jerk reaction of an across the board overtime threshold raise adversely affects those who do not fly ultra-long haul. Guys who get a short to medium haul schedule are now working their butts off. Roughly two to three extra trips per month.
There is probably a good compromise to increase productivity a little without working the pilots into an early grave.
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