Training Contracts
 

I thought that the insulting first year pay was the "Training Contract" implicit in taking a regional position. You'll accept less-than-walmart wages to fly for 1 year because they drop a few dollars on sim time. Who has them now?

Silver dropped there's. I believe Republic still has one, and AE if you want the bonus I believe.

AE does not have a training contract.

Please just don't accept employment or sign a contract if you have ANY other offer, people.... economics will dictate the contracts go bye bye, much to the benefit of all.

Republic only has a training contract on the shiny 170. Q400 and 145 have no contract and you still get the $5,000 bonus ($3200-3300) after taxes.

Lol yeah that's why the Q classes are full? AMIRIGHT, guys?

You get a lot of that back when you file. Bonuses and regular wages are taxed the same amount but a higher amount of the bonus is withheld.

Republic has a contract? Since when? It's got to be after January of this year.......

Actually from my understanding they haven't struggled to staff the shiny 170 yet. They can't staff the Q400. In fact they just started a program where employees can refer a Q400 pilot and get $1,000. Rather than give us a new contract they continue to offer bonuses. $1,000 referral bonus and $5,000 new hire bonus. I hope they struggle to staff and are forced to improve the pilot contract to attract and retain people.

Talked to a Republic recruiter 2 weeks ago. He said the training contract was only if you elected to take the $5,000 signing bonus. So.......no bonus = no contract.

Also, he said the bonus was paid only after you filed an expense report, so you don't get taxed on it as income.

I'm not a RAH employee, so I'm not sure if this is true or how the whole no tax/expense thing works. I'm just repeating what the recruiter told me