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Were engineers being paid overtime? Yes. Some younger fellas with families do rely on this as we are being paid below market rates, and have not had a pay increase in almost 2 and a half years.
Are the current O/T bans reducing income? No. But those who worked O/T are obviously not being paid for it anymore. The main thing reducing our income is inflation, and Qantas's refusal of a fair wage increase.
How long can they hold out with no O/T? For as long as it takes. Ask them yourself. No-one on the floor I have spoken to is in a hurry. A few I have spoken to have wives who are working, or have put a little aside for rainy day's like these. And remember that we are also very limited in the amount of O/T we can do due to OH&S, so the extra money for these guys usually didnt go far. And with Qantas always trying to reduce O/T, these workers have realised that they can't survive on O/T forever. They need a fair pay.
Last edited by Ngineer; 18th Jun 2008 at 08:20.