Working Conditions are good at IBEX. Rosters are fairly easy (approx. 50 hours/ month). Crews are nice and the office staff is also. This contract has no currency protection at the moment so if the yen continues to weaken, you could be looking at a severe pay cut. This contract also is one of the few in Japan that pays gross so you get the honor of paying all Japanese tax. Your starting salary will warrant a 35% tax rate and for those who try and "game the system", good luck. Base salary, commuting allowance, housing, and medical are all taxable for foreign residents. If you are a non commuter which is all they offer now (I think) Your children's schooling is also 100% taxable (I think). TWI will disclose everything to the Japanese Revenue Service down to the wire amounts to each and every bank account you have. The tax man has been harassing the pilots at IBEX for over two years now and they don't play. The new T&C just released are even worse so buyer beware.