Sunfish,
It's simple, the board have no answers to the problems they have created. They have no answers as to why the Qantas group international passenger share continues to slide. Their only option is to blame the employees that have and would like to remain here for the long haul. (pardon the pun)
Dixon always said it was all about the shareholder. Well under his grand scheme the shareholder is reaping the benefits, NOT.
Joyce continues to say that employees need to be more efficient. Joyce has had ample time to explain to all employee groups where the inefficiencies are, but he uses this language to disguise the fact that he and his management team have no idea on how to reform the workplace with employee participation. Their grand plan of continual cost cutting is approaching the end. They have effectively ring barked Qantas and have no where else to go.