Originally Posted by
dr dre
The key difference between Australian and New Zealand IR law is that Australia has provisions for unpaid stand downs, NZ doesn’t. In the US they have a sort of similar thing called furlough.
No. A furlough means you have been made redundant. You have no job, and no connection to your previous company, other than the right of return in seniority order. If and when the company requires more pilots.
Thankfully none of the majors in the U.S have enacted the abhorrent actions of Qantas management. Pilots are being paid, Early retirement and long term
paid leaves are being offered. The extent and scope are company dependent.
Originally Posted by dr dre
means a lot of middle management positions will go.
Do you think they’ll keep you ? Or will you be ‘made efficient’ ?