The number one problem at Jetstar is the rostering. From that problem all other problems flow like the sick leave and disengagement issues. To change the system so that there is some form of control that the pilots can have over their lives seems to be be beyond the ability or authority of Flight Ops management. I suspect that the CP has told the EM level what the issue is but in their eyes he is just another pilot and he needs to get on board the HR wrecking ball or get out of the way like the previous CP did. all the Cathay pilots will be singing the same tune after 12 months (or shorter) on the line when they find that the work-life balance they thought they were signing up for simply isn't there.
I remember my mother saying "Think of all the starving children!." when I was expected to eat broad beans on the dinner plate in front of me. Thinking of others at that point in time did not change the fact that there were still broad beans in front of me that I had to eat.