When is the next cull at QF Engineering?
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This crap will continue until the day that we all read about it at; www.smokinghole.com.au
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Ref Post # 209 redeployment options.
I believe the sincerity of the QF management in regard to their disappointment in closing Avalon can be measured in what redeployment options they propose for staff facing redundancy.
I am told all MEL Heavy maint applicants to Bris Vegas were accepted. Surely a base whose staff has served so loyally would be given the the same option. Let's face it MEL was hardly looked upon by management in positive light in comparison to Avalon.
Am I right to assume there is still a shortage in Bris Heavy.
I believe the sincerity of the QF management in regard to their disappointment in closing Avalon can be measured in what redeployment options they propose for staff facing redundancy.
I am told all MEL Heavy maint applicants to Bris Vegas were accepted. Surely a base whose staff has served so loyally would be given the the same option. Let's face it MEL was hardly looked upon by management in positive light in comparison to Avalon.
Am I right to assume there is still a shortage in Bris Heavy.
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I see Ampclamp. Thank you
It will be interesting to see if any degree of decency prevails on the part of QF by at least allowing those who are able to move to Bris Heavy the opportunity to.
It will be interesting to see if any degree of decency prevails on the part of QF by at least allowing those who are able to move to Bris Heavy the opportunity to.
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Flat out in Brissy. Around 2000hrs overtime / week being worked. That equates to aprox. 280 staff short. One would therefore hope Avalon guys are offered jobs in Brisbane.
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Sacked from Avalon my guess you will be even more pissed off when you see the news tonight
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I believe Q were pretty good in trying to relocate people and provide other
services ie career transition advice.
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The last lot from Avalon got F**K All Help
I'm sitting right now eating lunch with two ex Avalon guys. Both LAME's. Both said they were more than happy with the assistance they recieved.
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Based on conversations with ex MEL Heavy guys, I had the impression that the company was prepared to make a token gesture of 10 to 15 MEL line positions. After that when they realized only a few were prepared to move to BNE they deliberately limited / delayed redeployment options.
I believe in the end it came down BNE and be grateful or P-SSS O-F despite other options being available. Apparently the Manager bestowed much praise on his wonderful HR people for the job they did in pushing staff to BNE. Hope the AVA people are better looked after.
Based on conversations with ex MEL Heavy guys, I had the impression that the company was prepared to make a token gesture of 10 to 15 MEL line positions. After that when they realized only a few were prepared to move to BNE they deliberately limited / delayed redeployment options.
I believe in the end it came down BNE and be grateful or P-SSS O-F despite other options being available. Apparently the Manager bestowed much praise on his wonderful HR people for the job they did in pushing staff to BNE. Hope the AVA people are better looked after.
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One hopes you learn other stuff, particularly aviation safety related things, more quickly than you learn your misconception about shareholdings is incorrect. I've posted about this at least half a dozen times.
Romulus,
I did ponder for a moment when I read your last post on this thread as to whether it was worth a reply.
Yep, it was.
This must irritate you Romulus, that you have to remind someone in such a patronising manner about the nature of shareholder voting in a large Australian company. No I didn't read your posts on this, but I DID go back to check what you did say, and the tone was quite different to the last.
As to my post, I erred in inadvertently excluding a sentence which changes the context entirely, which is "So these shares under the control of the investment managers wield very significant power when AGM's come around."
In hindsight, I might have put even that differently, but they were the words I thought I'd included.
What I will do is to clarify that the nominees company shareholding is indeed non voting, and held on behalf of it's client the superannuation trustee.Nominees, of course, have proxy duties. However,the common practice is to use a contract of agreement between the superannuation trustee, the nominee company and the investment manager to implement this. This provides instructions to the nominees,amongst other duties, to lodge proxy votes at AGM's Extraordinaries, etc. on behalf of the investors i.e. Superannuation Funds whose trustee has given instructions about the proxy. In the absence of such instructions, the investment manager may exercise the right to vote as they please (through the nominee, but within the guidelines set by the trustee) whether for,against,abstain or discretionary.
Of course, such instructions are formed through investment company boards and they DO talk with each other, and this assists with the aggregation of proxies.
I included the approximate holdings to illustrate the depth of the voting power.
The issue though,and it WAS my point, is that I believe the large investment managers continue to support this board and it's decision making that has provided no benefit to the shareholders in recent years, let alone treat the employees (or contractor employees) reasonably.
As to the other comments, you can be sure that my efforts in the past to improve and maintain safety and quality is something of which I can be proud.
One hopes that in future, you can demonstrate a tad more tolerance on the next occasion and stick to the thread.
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H3 flat out? Not so much.
H2 flat out; yes,...for the moment. A 100 odd men (all trades) still don't know what will happen after February. It will remain busy but for how long. In the mean time less and less a/c in H3 (definitely less 767's), dual type LAME's (737/A330) can fill in the gaps in H2
Flat out in Brissy. Around 2000hrs overtime / week being worked. That equates to aprox. 280 staff short
H2 flat out; yes,...for the moment. A 100 odd men (all trades) still don't know what will happen after February. It will remain busy but for how long. In the mean time less and less a/c in H3 (definitely less 767's), dual type LAME's (737/A330) can fill in the gaps in H2
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Geelong Advertiser 12/11/13
Avalon Airport CEO Justin Giddings is upbeat and remains on track with six empty hangars and numerous other buildings onsite empty comprising of thousands of square metres of floorspace . Upbeat ! Really
Avalon Airport CEO Justin Giddings is upbeat and remains on track with six empty hangars and numerous other buildings onsite empty comprising of thousands of square metres of floorspace . Upbeat ! Really
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Does this mean something GOOD could possibly happen ?
Jethro this was a tongue in check comment.
Jethro looking down a bit your comment on being Military what the hell do you think AVV was in the first place MILITARY for 40+ years.
Jethro this was a tongue in check comment.
Jethro looking down a bit your comment on being Military what the hell do you think AVV was in the first place MILITARY for 40+ years.
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Re Upbeat, it was interesting listening to his interview on 774 the other day.
He was also asked about SLF having dropped from 1 million to 600,000
and going down.
Re Upbeat, it was interesting listening to his interview on 774 the other day.
He was also asked about SLF having dropped from 1 million to 600,000
and going down.