Hello Again,
Four points then I'll get my head below the parapet again.
1.
Gammon Flaps you are right and I stand corrected. The Australian Beer Brand has indeed gone to Kazakstan.
2.
Slingsby,
I look forward to seeing you out here if you do manage it.
Good luck.
3.
Borneo Blues,
I am not a fan of Flt Ops Management, but be fair.
No RBA F.O. or SFO or Captain has been sacked for exceeding his sick leave allowance.
One of the SFOs who was on a Rishworth contract did have a problem.
He was on a one year contract and contracted a seriously nasty and not funny ailment that was going to require a long convalesence.
The length of time he needed off well exceeded a one year contract pilot's allowed sick leave and he could have faced dismissal for this 'breach of contract'.
Our contract requires us to have a valid licence - which includes a class one medical. He wouldn't have a Class One, so he would have 'broken his contract'.
To stop any chance of this happening, the SFO was advised to resign on the understanding that he would be reinstated without prejudice as soon as he was fit and well.
That is what happened.
Not exactly as cold and heartless as you painted it, is it ?
4.
Hope you enjoy my missif about Staff Travel
I'm now heading off to the deepest bomb shelter I can find.
Cheers
