More specifically, the intention was 9 days off in EACH of 6 roster periods, and 10 days off in EACH of 6 other roster periods.
But that isn't what is in the contract. It isn't what they signed up to. Can you believe it??
I don't really think JetStar will actually insist on working to the precise letter of the contract in this respect (although you never know in extreme situations). What it does show, however, is the slap-dash way this whole thing was thrown together. It shows the industrial naiveity and inexperience of the JPC. And in the context of JetStar now having to ADVERTISE in the media for pilots, it just serves to highlight what a sad deal the JetStar pilots got conned into by their own JPC!
JetStar would not be advertising for crew if they they had pilots swamping them with resumes. On the contrary. Airbus pilots with the prerequiste experience are well aware of JetStar International and newspaper ads aren't needed to get them to apply if they want to. So the fact that the ads have been placed augers pretty badly for JetStar and JetStar International........
Perhaps we will see some individual contracts offered to a select few, above and beyond the EBA, to come back to Aus and JetStar....?? All completely legal and the rest of the pilots won't even be allowed know about it.
Last edited by Ron & Edna Johns; 22nd Apr 2006 at 03:14.