Originally Posted by
directsosij
Read your enterprise agreement. Every airline I have been employed by states very clearly in the contract or enterprise agreement what the requirements are around being contactable.
If an agreement requires you to be available to take calls/read emails/reply to texts etc. when you’re not on duty, it could and should be challenged. Either you’re on duty (reserve/standby being included) or not, they can’t have it both ways. I would also add that given the propensity for rostering departments to use FRMS as a target for ‘efficiency’ purposes it is irresponsible to be doing anything work related as you’re not complying with the function of rest periods.