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December 2005
Attention all Qantas Long Haul Flight Attendants
Crew Rest Seats
The Association and the Company are currently in dispute regarding the entitlement to crew rest seats on tours of duty planned under six hours. The Company has committed that where a tour of duty is planned at six hours or longer, it will continue to provide seats for crew rest. For example, this would include a SYD-PER-SYD return.
The Association’s position is that crew rest seats should be provided for flights with a duty planned under six hours due to factors such as unplanned circumstances which may delay the flight over six hours, the eating of crew meals and for potential sickness of crew members.
The Association and the Company met this morning to try to resolve this issue. Our position is that in accordance with the agreed dispute settlement procedure, the Company must continue to provide crew rest seats until this issue is resolved between the Association and the Company or the dispute is listed before the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
The Company will review this issue and provide its position to the Association tomorrow. We will keep you informed of developments.
In the interim, operating crew should contact the FAAA for instructions if crew rests seats are sold on these Sydney to Perth patterns.
Written by Victoria Skinner - National Industrial Officer and
authorised by Michael Mijatov – Divisional Secretary - International