Jetstar pilot EBA dead
Around 6 weeks ago, Jetstar cancelled the courses of around 15 pilot new hires to the Australian EBA, many of these guys had already resigned from their jobs.
This morning we found out why:
Jetstar is about to commence a new style of contract for new pilots within Australia. The new terms and conditions will be a deterioration to the present pilots EBA 2008 and will be offered firstly to Jetstar Asia and Jetstar New Zealand employees who may wish to transfer to Australia to take up promotion opportunities within Australia, possibly at the expense of those already on the Australian EBA.
For current employees of Jetstar Australia, promotion and transfer opportunities may well become very difficult indeed! This is because once again, seniority is only "a major consideration" for promotional opportunities or transfers.
For anyone considering the cadetship, think very carefully before signing the dotted line.