QF5 said:
I'm seriously struggling with reading the cabin crew pay and working agreements.
I think it was designed that way - to be a struggle!
I've just printed the bridging document from the FAAA website - pulled out some pay slips - and I'll try and help out if possible....
Here's how the pay breaks down:
CC1 $34961.42(annually) $1344.67(fortnightly)
DTA $ 6435.10(annually) $ 247.50(fortnightly)
Misc $ 119.32(monthly) $ 119.32(fortnightly)
Grooming $ 258.52(monthly) $ 49.63(fortnightly)
TOTAL $45789.00(annually) $1761.12(fornightly)
PAYG withholding* $ 352.00
Nett Take Home Pay $1409.12
(* Taken from ATO calculator with no HECS or SFSS)
There are of course other amounts that get added to your pay (all crew are reminded not to rely on these amounts - or include them when applying for loans!)Overnight Allowance: $94.00 (tax free)
Cancelled Accommodation: $60(tax free)
Available hours: $23.02(taxable)
Commissions (monthly): $100 ~ $130(taxable)
Whilst pays of $2000+ are certainly achievable (mine have been for the last 4 or so months) they can't be relied on. As you can deduce - to obtain a payment of over $2000 you would need to do 6 overnights in the fortnight or at least 5 hours available for each overnight short of that figure.
Because our overnight allowance isn't taxed it makes it a little difficult to compare an estimated total gross figure with that of ground crew. At a total base wage of ~$45k the tax bracket is 32% which on 100 overnights for the year is an extra $3000 in our pockets.
Hope this helps - but most importantly, I hope as you say,
the $$ aren't the attraction
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edited due to formatting - alrighty - seems the forum won't allow multiple 'spaces' to allow me to line things up in columns - but hopefully it makes sense.