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Flyboat North
It was AFAP industrial officer Simon Lutton who did the deal with Jetstar , he has been at AFAP for a long time and can be contacted on 03 9928 5737. AFAP will also confirm that the company loan for training - that repayments do not begin until the third year - by which stage cadets have progressed to standard FO rates.
The other option is is just to call/write the company ask to speak to pilot recruitment and they will confirm it for you. It is very much publicly available information and told to the cadets at information nights etc.
Ph 61 3 8628 3418 Fax: 61 3 8660 2865
Pilot Recruitment
Level 4, 222 Bourke Street/ Melbourne / 3000
[email protected]
Perhaps when you call Simon he could provide you with an explanation of the following which he failed to consider when he was cosying up with Jetstar Management and they conned him into dropping the federal court action on Group contracts being run by the AFAP.
1. Full time Award Salary in 2011 for Narrow Body with additions to salary for turbojet and instrument rating $87,000
2. EBA salary for junior first officer under pre-2011 EBA $57,118 (based on full credit hours which is incidentally is pro rated under Flexi-line)
3. Fair work transitional provisions state that:
224 Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009
Part 4—Universal application of minimum wages to employees: transitional instruments
13 Base rate of pay under agreement-based transitional instrument must not be less than the modern award rate or the national minimum wage order rate etc.
If employee is covered by a modern award that is in operation
(1) If, on or after the FW (safety net provisions) commencement day:
(a) an agreement-based transitional instrument applies to an employee; and
(b) a modern award that is in operation covers the employee;
the base rate of pay payable to the employee under the transitional instrument (the instrument rate) must not be less than the base rate of pay that would be payable to the employee under the modern award (the award rate) if the modern award applied to the employee.
(2) If the instrument rate is less than the award rate, the transitional instrument has effect in relation to the employee as if the instrument rate were equal to the award rate.
Even though Jetstar has an EBA, because it was in existence before the FWA it becomes a transitional instrument and the pay cannot be less than would be due under the award. The Award does not recognise Junior First Officers.
A cadet would be paid $87,000 under the award and their payment under the EBA should be no less.
Ask Simon to explain that one!!!
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