It used to be automatic, up a level every year of service. Now it's dependant on your 'work performance' i.e. how many sick days you take.
Not correct. You get your pay increase on your 1st rating/endorsement aniversary. Sometimes the pay increase is back paid due to the paper work not getting put in quickly or their is a hold up in Canberra for one reason or another. In any case, the increments are automatic. So therefore L9 takes 9 years to achieve.
Weeeeell Topdrop, great stuff And I have personal information of controllers who were promised one increment, not accelerated, and were gibbed in the process to have the 'promising' manager deny ever agreeing to the one increment let alone accelerated. Depends where you work and who your friends are I guess??
I also have recommended controllers for accelerated advancement. Unfortunately, not all were accepted by the GM ATC. Of course in those cases I was blamed, even though I have no control over that outcame. No arse-licking required or accepted by me either.
Is it appropriate that for a controller to progress through ATC pay scales they have to do non ATC things?
Hey Plaz, is GTS, OJTI, Technical Specialist non-ATC things? I think its all part and parcel of the organisation of providing ATC services. To have controllers you've got to train them, develop procedures, etc.
DP