Originally Posted by
Gas Chamber
Network pilots literally can’t go backwards on any condition. Not one. That’s a big part of the determination structure.
Not sure what you mean there. The determination can go backward
significantly from the proposed EA’s that were voted down. Remember, Qantas in their usual conniving way, “un-agreed” to loads of the wins for the pilots, including:
- improvements made to salary tables (including the new Year 7 and 10 salaries)
- DHA
- Backpay
- Improvements to the Additional Hourly Payment rate and structure
- RDO provisions – definition of an RDO and restrictions around an RDO
So all those items can go backward as far as the Award.
As for going backward from the current (expired) EA, well FWC is required to try and improve productivity. So they may want offsets from the pilots for any improvements in the EA. This could (theoretically) mean losing some
conditions already in place.
The truth is, no one (not even Qantas), know how this will turn out. But it is certainly the case that either side could suffer some losses they would not have accepted in a negotiated settlement.
Fingers crossed there are far more wins on the pilots side of the ledger.