Ditz did say that was the AVERAGE wage since starting with Jetstar. Remember that we had overnights repeatedly in SYD base up until the end of last year to cover shortages in MEL (5 day trips!)
Bearing in mind that most crew, including part timers, work all the hours they can (including live days, days off, etc) just to make ends meet. That is, of course, when you have Live days in your roster. Funny how some part timers can have 3, while some full timers are lucky to get 1!
Many things to sort out...hopefully, not before long!
Ditz did say that was the AVERAGE wage since starting with Jetstar. Remember that we had overnights repeatedly in SYD base up until the end of last year to cover shortages in MEL (5 day trips!)
Bearing in mind that most crew, including part timers, work all the hours they can (including live days, days off, etc) just to make ends meet. That is, of course, when you have Live days in your roster. Funny how some part timers can have 3, while some full timers are lucky to get 1 some months!
Air Pingu - whilst I agree with some of the things you\'ve mentioned, and I\'ve no idea how long you\'ve been with us, I feel it necessary to point out a few things:
1) Sure, like any shift work job the days off, etc. are great. That is, of course, when you can get more than 1 day between 5-6 days straight of work. Some months, I admit, are better than others.
6 on, 1 off, 5 on, etc. are hardly unusual, particularly in Syd base - and that\'s without even having a roster request to blame for that roster construction!
2) Our staff travel isn\'t what it used to be. Prior to Jetstar, we had the same full entitlements as other Qantas subsidiary employees.
Then, when Jetstar started, we lost them all (except for staff travel on Jetstar itself, where the staff fares are often MORE than the internet fares, and Qantas - who don\'t fly everywhere). This was for no good reason, other than "You\'re Jetstar now...count yourselves lucky".
After a short and threatened mutiny across the board, we got back MOST of our original entitlements, but not them all. We can\'t travel, for example, on Hawaiian Airlines, Alaskan Airlines, United Airlines, etc. in the same way we used to be able to. Yet we do the same job we used to, for less, whilst working more.
On the face of this, with original Impulse crew having lost potential overnight earnings, reduced staff travel, longer days and more sectors per month, you can\'t expect them to sit back and marvel how \'lucky\' they are everyday. True, some need a reality check, but these people are in the minority in any workplace!
Many things to sort out...hopefully, not before long!