mr jettlager id be interested in your opinion regards the unpaid reserve. it is in a nut shell to cut a long story short./48 hrs be close to home 2 hours from airport max.bag ready to go anywhere in the network 24hrs a day in that 48hrs. at the end of that 48hrs you have provided this service for free unless you have a call out. that is you are a trained unpaid casual employee at the complete direction/control of qantas 24 hours a day for,,wait for it .nics........andie 74 i totally agree with what you wrote,i believe many casuals just dont get it. cheers gigs