I also tend to agree with the line of thinking that most LCC's will utilise Cadets as a means of reducing costs.
Currently aided and abetted by the two major unions involved that have both signed off on a 'deal' with management that, whilst a vast improvement on the NZ contracts that made the papers, still falls significantly short of the minimum remuneration required by the Fair Work Act through the Modern Air Pilots Award. There is a view that the 'deal' entered into under the EBA is not consistent with the minimum rate of pay provisions of the FairWork Act and it's transitional provisions legislation.
I have posted previously on this subject and it seems to have conveniently fallen on deaf ears. The point I am making is that if the cost advantage of employing cadets is removed, or reduced substantially then we would see exactly whether management genuinely see the cadets as a better option.
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