I have never been one to believe in coincidences especially where Qantas is concerned but the timing of this dispute allegedly from 2 crew on the grounds of discrimination and the introduction of the new IR laws is more than a little suspicious.
It would be helpful if either the company or the faaa could put out a newsletter describing the basis or nature of the claim .Whether this dispute or complaint is based on or partly using discrimination as a basis would be interesting to know or whether they are not happy with some part of the S/H EBA.
I realise that there are a number of crew unhappy with the seniority based bidding system but you would have to imagine that the company is rubbing it’s hands together thinking of the possibilities that this court case could bring in conjunction with the new industrial laws.
To those who think this is a godsend be very careful of what you wish for as you might very well wind up with a rostering system that you have absolutely no control over.
The company would be ecstatic beyond belief at that thought