Merged: QANTAS/ALAEA EBA

[Take five]

The Devil"s Advocate

Congratulations to the EXEC for their battle with the dark side. It has been a long and hard process for all with the internal and external pressures coming to bear on them.
I am greatly pleased that the LAME entry levels low wage has been addressed. It has been a long time coming, where an unlicenced engineer, with little responsibility is on basically the same money.
There hasn’t been much incentive to become licensed.
The one thing that has not been addressed is the inequity of a quota system, which has been, and will remain our greatest thorn in our side.
Why are we unable to access the points which we have earned over the years?
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BEST CASE GRADE 3 SCENARIO

16th Aug 2006 Grade 3 +3 Service Points

1st Jan 2007 Entry Level Increase Grade 4 +3 Service Points

1st Jan 2007 3% Grade 4 +3 Service Points

16th Aug 2007 1 Service Point Grade 5 +0 Service Points

1st Jan 2008 1.5%+4.15% Grade 6 +0 Service Points

16th Aug 2008 1 Service Point Grade 6 +1 Service Point

1st Jan 2009 3% Grade 6 +1 Service Point

16th Aug 2009 1 Service Point Grade 6 +2 Service Points

1st Jan 2010 3% Grade 6 +3 Service Points


14.65% PLUS 2 GRADES PLUS 1%SUPER INCREASE


TOTAL 3.66%/YEAR +1 GRADE +1% SUPER INCREASE


The other grade you would have got anyway

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WORST CASE GRADE 11 SCENARIO

16th Aug 2006 Grade 11 + 3 Training Points + 3 Service Points
Unable to Progress to Grade 12 Due Service/Training Points Restrictions
1st Jan 2007 3% Grade 11 + 3 Training Points + 3 Service Points
Unable to Progress to Grade 12 Due Service/Training Points Restrictions

1st Jan 2008 1.5% + around 4.5% for a Grade
Does the Grade come after the 1.5% or before it?
It makes a difference to the figures.
In other words is it 1.5% of Grade 11 or 1.5% of Grade 12

Assuming Grade 12 is a 4.5% increase

1st Jan 2008 1.5%+4.5% Grade 12 + 3 Training Points + 4 Service Points
Still unable to progress to Grade 13 Due Service/Training Points Restrictions
1st Jan 2009 3% Grade 12 + 3 Training Points + 5 Service Points
Still unable to progress to Grade 13 Due Service/Training Points Restrictions
1st Jan 2010 3% Grade 12 + 3 Training Points + 5 Service Points
Still unable to progress to Grade 13 Due Service/Training Points Restrictions

15%

TOTAL 3.75% AVERAGE OVER 4 YEARS




Steve says a level is 4.3% for level 13, up to 7.5% for a level 3.

No Service Points will progress you beyond Grade 12

Accrued points get carried over, but also get you nowhere.

Allowing us to use points which we have earned but not been able to use because of quotas is ridiculous

Our Exec have done a great job with what they were faced with, but I’m among the 40% who will vote against this. There you have it.

Sorry about that chief but

“I don’t think it’s good enough.”