The Engineers in Perth were threatened overnight for not working enough overtime. Just a reminder guys that it is illegal for any Qantas manager to say that leave will be cancelled because you can't work more than they want.
If you have been threatened please take notes and contact me immediately. The words used last night by the DMM were disgraceful. I will be over tonight to meet with Reps and investigate further.
I understand that on average 5 aircraft don't get out every morning becuase of the maintenance backlog and understaffing. This is not your fault guys and you need not work unreasable amounts of overtime to get them out of the poo. The situation was created by management. Let them fall on their own swords.