VA Reemployment
What’s the latest with the VA reemployment policy? Has it been shortened to 5 years or does the initially agreed 7 years still stand?
What sort of numbers are being looked at for the recent round of recruitment? I find it highly frustrating that a recent base balancing was completed awarding very junior pilots the most sought after bases. It seems like only the most undesirable bases will be offered to people being reemployed.
Which brings me to my next point, what is the point of a seniority list if it doesn’t apply for the process of applying redundancies or for the preference of bases when being reemployed?
Qantas seems to have played their cards right and have treated their staff with respect and dignity. Seniority remained and staff could to retain their base and fleet with the option of secondments to other subsidiaries for work. If only VA could have done the same.