Originally Posted by fedsec
I'd love Qantas LAME wages to match those at Virgin. Virgin pay more.
Be careful what you wish for Steve, getting a 20% pay rise is nice, but if 45% of people have to leave then is that really a win?
Yes for QF, wages bill goes up by a nominal 20% to 120% but then the work gets done by 55% of the staff so it then reduces to 66% of the original total.
The argument should never be about actual wages, they are largely irrelevant.
The argument needs to be about the services those wages deliver and, rightly or wrongly, currently QF think they are on the low end of the scale for the return.
Your view may, and presumably does, differ.