Employed as a sole contractor earning well below award, my rights and what i can do??
to all the wise pilots in the world of PPRuNe
i'm sure this issue may have been raised in the past but myself and a few others have been stuck with an employer that pays us well below the award with no penalities, I have recently read the Air Pilots Award 2010 and am aware what we are entitled to
his excuse is that we are employed as sole contractors and do not fall under the award
i feel extreamely ripped off, stuggle to pass week to week and thought the days of the poor pilot making less than the governments minimum wage were over
just so you know its $35/hr
working as little as less than 1hr per day on average 10hrs per week constantly on call for scenics and occasionally forced to fudge figures to fake a day off
the work is scenics, airwork and occasional charter.
BTW love the work just want to get paid accordingly
Unpressurised (under a bit of pressure)