normal worker has
52 weekends plus
12 public holidays (or more depending on
the state) plus
4 weeks annual leave
that is 144 days off a year (about 40%)
pilots get 42 days off (about 12%)
i hope you are not a captain if that is the way you
look at data before you, you think we should go from 12% down to 8%. An airline managers dream.
It is easy to see who is getting raped by their employer
I think you need lessons in reading the award, Comrade.
15.7 Periods of duty
- The weekly duty period will normally consist of 5 days’ duty and 2 consecutive days free from all duty. By mutual agreement between the employee and the employer one day free of duty can be deferred. Where a day has been deferred a substitute day will be granted and taken within 28 days unless further deferred by mutual agreement in writing. For the purpose of rotating the roster one 2 day period may be reduced to single days in each 28 day cycle.
15.8 Periods free of duty
- (a) When an employee completes the maximum permissible flying or duty hours prescribed in CAO 48 the employer will not require the employee to perform any further duties whatsoever for the remainder of the relevant period.
(b) The employer will ensure that an employee is rostered at least one
weekend off in each 28 day cycle,where practical.
ANNUAL LEAVE
23. Annual leave
23.1 Annual leave is provided for in the
NES. Clause
23 provides occupational specific detail. (The NES gives every full time employee 4 weeks annual leave)
23.4 Entitlement to annual leave
An employee is entitled to annual leave such that the employee’s total entitlement to annual leave pursuant to the
NES and this award for each year of employment is
a total of 42 days annual leave,inclusive of Saturdays,Sundays and public holidays on full salary for each completed year of service,with a right to take 2 rostered days free of duty immediately before or after or one day immediately before and one day immediately after such leave period.
NOTE: Where an employee is receiving over-award payments such that the employee’s base rate of pay is higher than the rate specified under this award,the employee is entitled to receive the higher rate while on a period of paid annual leave (see sections 16 and 90 of the Act).
23.5 Annual leave loading
- (a) Clause 23.5 does not apply to employees engaged in aerial application operations.
- (b) In addition to the entitlement to payment under clause 23.4,an employee when proceeding on annual leave will be paid in respect of the first 28 of 42 days annual leave (inclusive of Saturdays,Sundays and public holidays) falling due each year either:
(i) an annual leave loading equivalent to 17.5% of the salary inclusive of allowances and additions to salary prescribed by this award;or
(ii) the employee’s actual salary or wage inclusive of allowances and additions to salary or wage, whichever amount is greater.