The Jetstar agreement is not competitive. Simple as that. Roster/Lifestyle/Remuneration, the whole lot needs serious attention. Was issues also last decade, Jayne actually agreed, and worked with the Pilot Body, to fix some of the issues.
Budget Airline does not equal budget wages and conditions. Look at some other areas like the States, a Legacy and Loco’s are competitive with each other. A Virgin Captain works less than me yet takes home an extra hundred grand. I’m not joking, we put payment summaries side by side.
Rex playing bottom dollar with wages, and Virgin giving haircuts is to be under no circumstances a precedent for the remaining operators to slash wages and conditions permanently. They are doing that for in Rex a) employees come last...dollars first, Virgin b) well it went broke.