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Old 21st Jan 2019, 12:29
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Originally Posted by etrust
A lot of BS being implied here.

Those who know the facts, know the facts.

Which is probably why you are not hearing the real facts.
Fact: Sydney Tower has had a number of resignations in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Fact: Sydney Tower has had a number of retirements in 2017 and 2018.
Fact: Sydney Tower roster is running at high levels of overtime.
Fact: Not all missing shifts on the Sydney Tower roster have been covered by overtime, a large number have been marked as "no replacement available".
Fact: In 2018, there was more than 1,000 days of overtime worked by staff in Sydney Tower.
Fact: In 2018, there was more than 8,500 hours of overtime worked by staff in Sydney Tower.

There will be others putting forward alternative facts.

As Duane said "This sort of short staffing will get worse (and potentially far worse) before it gets better."
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