Originally Posted by
Ollie Onion
I think it is viewed as a win for Qantas as they tend to come out with a result in their favour. If the pilots are directed to take the deal on offer then Qantas will view this as a massive win. Of course pilots will leave but Qantas doesn’t seem to care about that, we all hope that the determination gives Qantas a bit of a bloody nose but there is a risk it won’t.
Cant see that ever happening. Fair Work would be crucified by media and the public if they were seen to be supporting the biggest abuser of staff and passengers. Also, if big corp were successful in one of the first high profile IB cases it would open the door for every EBA negotiation to end up in FWA. EA negotiations would be near impossible and the public service couldn’t weather the storm. It’s in FWA best interests to rule in favour of the employee to force corps to negotiate in good faith.