I can't believe the balony I've read over the pages in this post. You people have completely missed the point....the real pain train hasn't arrived yet. Now that Mr Potato Head is gone, and the Lib's are about to get contol of the senate, the Australian Workplace Agreements (AWA or individual contract) are coming. There'll be transmission of business for ETOMs to a seperate CAR 30 or 145 org which is a requirement if QF plans to comply with the new regulations!
Then QF as the operator can demand whatever the heck they like, by simply rewriting (with appropriate approvals) their manuals. They will be the customer and they will demand anything that meets their service level expectations/agreements.
