Agreed, but that's the JQ EBA pay rate for a "Junior FO" who is defined as a pilot operating as an FO who doesn't have an ATPL.
But surely on expiration of the current EBA the award would kick in which makes no such provision for JFO's and provides that the minimum payment for a member of a320 crew is much higher than that agreed anyway.
Remember the award is designed as a safety net .
I wonder if the graduating ab initio cadets will now be required given that their training costs are much higher ( approx. $220k) and that given that all cadets will be flexi line pilots and that there is a 10% cap in flexi line pilots compared to full timers.
I fear we have only got the headlines from AFAP and not both sides if the story.
The Kelpie