Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but it seemed pertinent to this discussion:
The latest Jetstar pilot contract includes the following (according to associates who have been offered positions):
Australian based pay rate $101/hr
Part time employment only
A base rate of employment of 600 hours per year [The legal limit that pilots can fly is 900 hours, therefore max earnings are $90,900pa]
1 hours work is engine start to engine stop, not start/finish work, flight planning etc not included/unpaid
No wage increases, including CPI except at the absolute discretion of Jetstar
Pilots are required to provide their own training
Total costs approach $150,000
A certificate is proof of training
Five days sick leave per year
In 30 days
9 days off at home with family
a day off is deemed to be a '24 hour period free of duty', not a calendar day
12 days on standby
Standby provisions are available on call to start work asap [1 hour from call]
Days on standby are unpaid unless called to work
Terms and conditions of employment can be changed at the 'absolute discretion' of Jetstar
Pilots can be transferred to any base in the current or future network with pay set at local rates after transfer
Currently
Australia [$101/hr]
New Zealand
Singapore
Planned (I Still Call Australia Home.....)
Malaysia
China
Saigon
??????