"Are you perhaps suggesting that
VB MUST hire some people instead of others? How is that any less discriminating? There are far more applicants than jobs, someone will inevitably miss out.
VB have a right to pick the most suitable people for their company.". .. .Not at all. No one is telling
VB who to hire. The law, however, ensures that in the selection process,
VB cannot discriminate against an applicant based on industrial involvement. Pilots have always been hesitant to seek legal advice about employment selection in Oz, but this is changing. Every carrier in Oz is in the dark ages with regard to transparent selection.
VB are leaving themselves wide open.