Virgin Blue's 15 minute Pre Sign on time req't

[flapsforty]

Do I understand correctly that the company monitors time for which you are not getting paid Stipe?
Certainly sounds a bit strange.
At the same time, you do have the obligation to be up-to-date on the paperwork before you start the flight, which in practice in our mob works out to most of us reporting about 30 mins before official reporting time.
Adds way much to the schedule which we do not get paid for, but it also gives us the peace of mind of having read all the bits & pieces and doing all the preparations at leisure and with enough time for socialising left over.
If both we and the pilots would report "on time", very few aircarft would depart on time!

So if the general attitude at VB is anywhere near what ditzyboy describes as his MO, it would not be all that susprising if the company is trying to make people show a bit more responsibility.

Still, it seems strange and wrong that the company tries to force you to use unpaid time on company business.
Interesting concept.