From what we are hearing the workload has that much of a backlog that the dam wall is going to eventually burst. Checks have currently been extended beyond the 100% mark because they just don't have enough staff.
The ALAEA has formally raised the problems of excessive overtime with management. As you know we are particlarly intersted in collecting this data from members. Qantas are constantly breaching their own policies on fatigue and we think that an airline that has to comply with its own policy would not be able to sack so many people. Problem is that they throw it straight back in our faces by saying "well its your members who are bending the rules". Same comment came from CASA when reported there.
I have said it from the outset. Excessive overtime costs jobs. 4 extra 12 hour shifts is one man's work for a week (yes 8 days on 4/4 cycle I know).