LHR Bases:Pay and Conditions
Pay for LHR based crew will be 16,500 pounds p.a
Allowances will be approx 35 pounds per day
Accommodation will be airport hotels.Airports in HKG and BKK are 45 mins travelling time from the respective cities
Flying will be mainly trips of 3 and 4 days in length.You can expect to be away around 22 days a month.If you accumulate days in excess of 3 days on standown you will be required to do standby duties to cover sick leave.
There will be no associated airline benefits.In particular no staff travel discounts on any airline.
Flight attendants from the mainline operation of QF will be considered to be on leave without pay and will be paid by Adecco.
If you are promoted to the position of Onboard manager while in LHR you will still return to Sydney as a flight attendant.Your promotion will not carry back into mainline flying.
If any of you considers applying for these positions take a copy of your contract to an attorney that has an industrial relations background.Be Careful with the fine print!
The duration of the contract will be 2-3 years
If you can talk to some of the existing Thai and AKL based crew do so.The stories of fatigue and sickness related to the arduous nature of their flying will astound.
Qantas is in the transport business, customer service is secondary.IFE failures,aircraft breakdowns etc are endemic.Aircraft utililisation is the highest in aviation.Be prepared for delays rolling calls etc.You will not be paid for any overtime incurred.
Again QF is in the transport business, transporting large numbers of pax from one destination to another.The rest is window dressing.
You will not be treated as anything else other than arms and legs to do a job.Qantas has scant regard for its mainline people.Imagine how you will be treated as a remote employee.
As far as mainline employees are concerned be very careful about withdrawing your labour as a form of protest.You will be locked out and on contracts before you can say kingrat(Geoff Dixon`s nickname,Lesley Grant is affectionately known as the Black Widow)
Senior QF management are both astute and ruthless.Strike breaking plans are already in place.
A change of federal government will be a plus.It will change the industrial relations landscape in the employees favour.Lobby your local federal member and voice your opinion.
Finally be aware that management from time to time monitor forums such as this.The FAAA is aware of this and their website is to become password access only as a result
Last edited by jetjockey7; 27th Jun 2004 at 02:05.