Qantas Engineering redundances - Advice required!!!

[Dunnocks]

From G Harris

LINE MAINTENANCE UPDATE – SYD LAME CONSULTATION UPDATE

On 21st February 2013 the ALAEA formalised their proposal for a forced leave program amongst LAMEs within Sydney LMO, as a proposed means of obviating compulsory redundancies. We consider that a forced leave program would not obviate the redundancies – it would only delay them.

Notwithstanding the differences of opinion on mitigation, at our meeting with the ALAEA today we agreed to implement a forced leave program for LAMEs in Sydney Line Maintenance.

Detailed information about this program will be provided in the near future.

At this stage we anticipate the forced leave program will commence in mid-April, with a view to leave slots being allocated and taken from 1st July 2013. As a result, the expression of interest for voluntary redundancy will cease in mid-April. We would encourage those who have applied for redeployment to continue this course of action.

I hope it has now provided you with some level of certainty as we go forward. What we all need to do now is focus on being the best at what we do and that is continuing to provide our customers with safe, reliable and efficient aircraft.


Gavin