Havick the point is that furlough (compulsory redundancy with right of recall) in QF just haven't occurred for 50 years
Whereas in the USA for the first 15 years of this century , the US majors had 1000s on the street
If same had occurred in Australia , you get a very significant redundancy payment - up to two years wages & first right of recall
A lot of the Tiger/Virgin(330/777/Vanz) guys got a full years salary when made redundant when Covid hit , now back on property with seniority intact
With stand downs at Qantas all treated equally. Though there was a voluntary redundancy (aimed at older pilots) extra 9 months pay that was available
Couple of hundred took it & many likely regret it as international bounced back way quicker than most anticipated - the point is that it was voluntary
Australian pilots like to talk about US contracts when things are going well there, but they remain very quiet when 20 or 30% + of a pilot body is furloughed (with no
Australian redundancy type payment). Or when contracts are cut significantly when US major enters chapter 11
Why oh why do Australian pilots like to obsess on T & Cs at US Majors when these jobs are not available to Australian citizens, despite what various fantasists might claim