Originally Posted by
crosscutter
Qantas is soon to announce their restructure...significant job losses are inevitable. This is no speculation on what will happen to pilots though. Qantas is no shining light when it comes to employment relations. My point is, and I’ve made it before, getting paid 50,60,70 or 90% of your salary whilst you are not working is shooting yourself in the foot. Agreeing to a further small pay cut to save some jobs is putting a band aid on when surgery is required. I’m gobsmacked at the piecemeal process which is costing not only jobs now but also potentially the rate of reemployment at the other side.
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I don’t think QF will be making to many redundant in the group due to cost and the fact they will need all 73 and 320 crew reality is one airline is struggling and the future does look bleak. Australia EBA and IR laws allow the provision of stand down if no useful work which. Having QF and JQ international crew on stand down will not cost all that much, cheaper than redundancy payouts anyway.