/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1544748
1 salary when on board
1 salary when home

(for example:
contract states: <<payment: 100 money (per month)>>
If I stay 1 month onboard, and I am paid 200 money.)

Effectively one month on board generates two paychecks. But the norm for filipinos and eastern europeans seems to be "x salary per month onboard".

Salary is set by tariffs, basically a minimum wage except that its made by the labor union instead of the government. Due to hard times in the maritimes (offshore at least), there is currently no paid overtime. Nominal workday is 12 hours.

Technically speaking I could demand payment for any overtime I do, forcing the company to pay me or take it to court and win. However, the pay is honestly more than good enough and there is a ton of qualified semen ready to replace me.


Are you asking if you should start in the maritimes? I don't know. If you are in the US, I've heard stories of mistreated greenhorns and disgusting hierarchies among american crew. But it's only stories. I've never worked with americans onboard.