Originally Posted by
Ollie Onion
Not necessarily, if the Group establishes a pathway from the likes of Jetstar to Mainline then that would drive external recruitment. It is in Qantas’ interest to show that internal candidates are preferred over externals. We are edging towards the day when only internal candidates will make it into mainline and the only way in is to join a Qantas Group entity.
Pretty Much.
From what I believe, even though in their ideal world HR would love every pilot in a subsidiary to remain put, they’ve now realised that internal candidates aren’t going to sit patiently on the hold file and wait months or even years to get a start date, and then lose several hundred seniority numbers to be behind external candidates. People talk, and if word gets out that being in a subsidiary is a handbrake to getting into mainline they won’t join a subsidiary, or will leave to other companies if progression is glacial.
Of course they were warned about this some time ago, but until it became a reality they didn’t do anything about it.