Qantas Integration document breech
Sorry to bore the pilots not familiar with the Qantas/Australian Integration Award, but it begs the question, what is Qantas as defined in the document.
Under definitions in the document, Qantas is defined as "Qantas Airways Ltd. or any successor. "
Is a successor possibly Jetstar/Jetconnect/Qlink? The legal definition;is an entity that takes over the role of another. If this is correct then the whole premise of operating subsidiaries, with respect to pilots, of Qantas without referring to the integration document is in clear breech. If this is so then the pilots especially in Jetstar are employed in breech of the integration award/ document which basically divides the flying between Qantas and Australian Airlines pilots that existed in 1992 both internationally and domestically. It also refers specifically to any new aircraft type provisions requiring both Qantas and AIPA to agree to the terms and conditions within a certain time frame. It's very specific for those without a copy but it was intended to protect both groups into the future and is the overarching document that governs any new aircraft flown by Qantas and by definition or any successor.
This could be very big indeed and something worth exploring.
So what is a successor?