Originally Posted by
Climb150
Evilducky,
I worked for this company you speak of. I think the award at the tine was about $690 a week gross. As a contractor I made $900 a week gross. Every week flying or not but I averaged 20 hours a week over 8 months. I think I was still better off as a contractor.
Not as bad as yoy say.
Award $690 + 25% Casual Loading (or holidays and sick leave) = $862.50. + Supa @ 9.5% = $944.43.
Contractor $900 (they should deduct Supa from that) = $814.50 (ish).
Award will get you other entitlements, such as meal and OT.
So you would have been better off on the Award.
I doubt as an employee, they would have you sitting around while a contractor flew - so still your 20 hours.