Yes, the Fair Work act has had an impact for people wanting to transfer within the group.
This was made clear in a very convincing manner when a Qlink captain got a Jetstar job, but was told that he couldn't start with them until he'd been an ex-Qlink employee for three months.
Yes, it IS currently a problem, as it's impact is more than just for pilots who want to transfer from Qlink to J* & Mainline.
However, the AFAP are currently working on getting agreements in place so that what happened to our ex-captain wont re-occur.
Additionally, this is new legislation and (to my knowledge) hasn't been tested yet by anyone in any workplace. As with any new legislation, there are often amendments that will take place so as to alleviate issues such as this one.
As for...
Surely if this is in fact the case then people might be thinking twice about going to QL if its set in stone that you cannot progress.
They might, but I'd be guessing that it wont stop anyone coming to Qlink.
Besides, most ex-Qlink people go to
VB, or Cx
DIVOSH!