Its an Industry wide issue and unfortunately, the scramble to the bottom has meant less staff doing more. Work scheduling “rules”, minimum time off and maximum hours are seen by the bean counters as a KPI to be achieved and failure to achieve these places their bonuses at risk.
Regulatory limits become targets.
When the target is met, the industry pushes for new limits.
With lavish perks bestowed on regulators, parliamentarians and public servants alike, is it any wonder industry gets what it wants?
In other countries Australians would call it for what it is; corruption.