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Old 18th Jul 2008, 11:22
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I don't know that theres too many European LAMES that will come to QF given the wages that they offer.

Those that do are probably only coming for a working holiday. They will quickly realise the situation they are in and will either

1) head home again.
2) get a job fixing the baggage carousel if they want to stay in Aus.

Its only the LAMES that have been employed at QF for a long time and have accrued years of service re grades that earn an acceptable income. A Mechanical LAME coming from Europe with Eng and AF ratings on a 747/400 and 767 series would enter the QF pay system as a grade 5 and earn the princely sum of $61 229 basic (before tax) $79500 for the dubious pleasure of working nights, weekends and public holidays. I think the average aussie LAME is safe from marauding hordes of European LAMES.


As the saying goes "Money talks, Bull$&!t walks"
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