Someone was asking above about pay raise history. This is what I have since keeping notes around 2008:
Pay raise/bonus since May 2008
05/08
12% 14 wks
05/09
None due financial crisis - OT threshold went from 78-92 somewhere around here.
This marked the beginning of significant erosion of T&Cs
05/10
6% 3wks
05/11 (edu fund 32-40/54-60)
8% 12wks
05/12
3% no bonus
05/13 (edu fund 40-42/60-63)
3.5% no bonus
05/14
3wks (pay review deferral letter 22/5/14)
2012-13 prof target 3.5bn dhs (achvd 3.1bn) 10/5/13
13/14 target 4.22bn (1st half 2.2bn) 8/5/14 - 4.1bn achieved
2014/15 target 3.7bn (rwy closure)
I have to agree with posters above, that there is no science to what experience level makes a good FO. Yes experience counts but my arse has been saved by both cadets and 50yr old heavy drivers. Keep it up boys
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