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The above posts are very sad and I'm afraid very true.
The sort of nonsense that is expected of these professional aircrew had it's genesis in the collapse of Ansett. While Hazelton Airlines was always tight on resourses, (it had to be in part due to its independant position), Kendell were incorporated some years earlier under the Ansett umbrella. As a result they were able to move substantially forward with their terms and conditions for Pilots and Flight Attendants.
I was there when the new owners picked the eyes out of the more efficient practices of the 2 former airlines. There is no doubt that they (the Singaporean owners) have done a stupendous job of raising us from the ashes, and growing the business, but it now appears that they have lost sight of the very reason that REX, untill recenlty was a truely great place to work. Its people!
They have effectively turned the clock back 15 years on T&C's and I will be supprised if they don't realise the severity of the situation untill it is too late.