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Old 10th Apr 2020, 17:37
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The asthmatic child of a Qantas cabin crew member has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after contracting the virus from their mother.

The child is among four family members and flatmates of Qantas staff who caught the virus from flight crew exempt from mandatory quarantine rules and returned home after working on international flights.
And will this family disaster be paid for by Qantas?


https://www.smh.com.au/national/chil...MdxMIoNbUOhn2s




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Old 10th Apr 2020, 21:31
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
And will this family disaster be paid for by Qantas?


https://www.smh.com.au/national/chil...MdxMIoNbUOhn2s

Qantas "management" are denying that any of these cases are as a result of contracting the virus whilst working onboard and are denying sick leave/support of any kind.
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At the end of the day no one has any idea of what’s going on!
I remember some one at QF saying the risk outside of Whuhan is low???
It was always going to be a matter of time before crew got it.
To pretend otherwise is being ignorant.
Or just peddling a certain line!
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Qantas "management" are now looking at training New Zealand based cabin crew on the 787 because they can't get enough Australian based crew to volunteer for the rescue fights.
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Old 10th Apr 2020, 21:52
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No bailout if they are not using or recruiting Australian staff.
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Old 10th Apr 2020, 22:38
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
No bailout if they are not using or recruiting Australian staff.
Thanks yet again for your wise and useless comments Sunfish.

The reason they can't get enough staff is because the cabin crew unions have told them not to accept any flights due to the risks of contracting the disease.

As a result, they have gone to the external crewing company, Jetconnect. They are currently doing 787 conversion courses.
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Old 10th Apr 2020, 23:12
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Normanton, exactly. Qantas is not an Australian company at all and should not be bailed out by the Australian taxpayer. It only plays the Australia card when it wants something. The rest of the time it is a stateless international business.

You know who Qantas admires? Carnival Cruise lines. They screw their captive customers for every dollar. Their staff are paid about $1.60 an hour. The crew who don’t front the customers are poor third world peasants dressed in rags (i’ve seen them on the first and last cruise I took). Those that need English are recruited from Eastern Europe. The officers are cardboard cutouts who look the part - norwegians with viking beards, Britain’s who look and talk like Sean Connery,, etc, etc.. All employees except officers, are recruited from disperate groups deliberately so they can never trust each other enough to consider unionizing. They are all on ten voyage rolling un synchronized contracts which gives ten percent staff turnover each voyage with no certainty of re-engagement. That is your future. Carnival pays SFA American taxes and you know what? It wants a bailout too - just like Qantas!

https://story.californiasunday.com/below-deck


https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/23/2...-companies-tax


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Old 10th Apr 2020, 23:17
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
Normanton, exactly. Qantas is not an Australian company at all and should not be bailed out by the Australian taxpayer. It only plays the Australia card when it wants something. The rest of the time it is a stateless international business.

You know who Qantas admires? Carnival Cruise lines. They screw their captive customers for every dollar. Their staff are paid about $1.60 an hour. The crew who don’t front the customers are poor third world peasants dressed in rags (i’ve seen them on the first and last cruise I took). Those that need English are recruited from Eastern Europe. The officers are cardboard cutouts who look the part - norwegians with viking beards, Britain’s who look and talk like Sean Connery,, etc, etc.. All employees except officers, are recruited from disperate groups deliberately so they can never trust each other enough to consider unionizing. They are all on ten voyage rolling un synchronized contracts which gives ten percent staff turnover each voyage with no certainty of re-engagement. That is your future. Carnival pays SFA American taxes and you know what? It wants a bailout too - just like Qantas!

https://story.californiasunday.com/below-deck


https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/23/2...-companies-tax
mate you need to stop getting on the bottle and ranting here... it’s like 9am
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Old 10th Apr 2020, 23:18
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Originally Posted by standard unit
Qantas "management" are denying that any of these cases are as a result of contracting the virus whilst working onboard and are denying sick leave/support of any kind.
Do Qantas still self insure for workcover?

I daresay Maurice Blackburn are already on the case.
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
Normanton, exactly. Qantas is not an Australian company at all and should not be bailed out by the Australian taxpayer. It only plays the Australia card when it wants something. The rest of the time it is a stateless international business.

You know who Qantas admires? Carnival Cruise lines. They screw their captive customers for every dollar. Their staff are paid about $1.60 an hour. The crew who don’t front the customers are poor third world peasants dressed in rags (i’ve seen them on the first and last cruise I took). Those that need English are recruited from Eastern Europe. The officers are cardboard cutouts who look the part - norwegians with viking beards, Britain’s who look and talk like Sean Connery,, etc, etc.. All employees except officers, are recruited from disperate groups deliberately so they can never trust each other enough to consider unionizing. They are all on ten voyage rolling un synchronized contracts which gives ten percent staff turnover each voyage with no certainty of re-engagement. That is your future. Carnival pays SFA American taxes and you know what? It wants a bailout too - just like Qantas!

https://story.californiasunday.com/below-deck


https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/23/2...-companies-tax
You're cooked mate. Go for a walk.
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
Normanton, exactly. Qantas is not an Australian company at all and should not be bailed out by the Australian taxpayer. It only plays the Australia card when it wants something. The rest of the time it is a stateless international business.

You know who Qantas admires? Carnival Cruise lines. They screw their captive customers for every dollar. Their staff are paid about $1.60 an hour. The crew who don’t front the customers are poor third world peasants dressed in rags (i’ve seen them on the first and last cruise I took). Those that need English are recruited from Eastern Europe. The officers are cardboard cutouts who look the part - norwegians with viking beards, Britain’s who look and talk like Sean Connery,, etc, etc.. All employees except officers, are recruited from disperate groups deliberately so they can never trust each other enough to consider unionizing. They are all on ten voyage rolling un synchronized contracts which gives ten percent staff turnover each voyage with no certainty of re-engagement. That is your future. Carnival pays SFA American taxes and you know what? It wants a bailout too - just like Qantas!

https://story.californiasunday.com/below-deck


https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/23/2...-companies-tax
Another unhinged and uneducated rant. A perfect example of https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...23855220000056

Once had a job in an airline ... must be an expert on airlines. Has a PPL...is an expert on flying. What a joke of a person!
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If Qantas’ “smartest guys in the room” had their way I believe Qantas would quickly become a Stateless International business using flag of convenience contracts , as proposed by Sunfish .
Not too far removed from what the pilots were threatened with on their last EBA as an example of Qantas managements mindset ?
I actually think that what Sunfish has espoused probably isn’t too far from the truth if Joyce could get away with it !
Despite what the Qantas shills decree !
Watch this space when Qantas emerges circa 1/2 the size it was , pre Covid precipitated apocalypse , and how hard remaining staff/unions will be squeezed if they want continuing employment !
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I see it going the other way.

Agreements have been signed at least with the pilots.

the post covid world will be a point to point world avoiding, well, Asia.

I see QF bringing forward the 350s which will be available quickly, standing up 330 guys straight to it and training the 380 guys over.

The QF Longhaul network will be LHR ex per. JFK ex syd. Lax ex syd with a handful of 80s with Mel and Bne hubbing via SYD.

The maggot will be very busy domestically.

Im not so sure how JQ will pan out, but I see those 787s coming across to QF ASAP and the older 330s parked up.

I suspect the LCC model of leased fleets will be over. In the shorter term.
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Originally Posted by Kiwiconehead
Do Qantas still self insure for workcover?

I daresay Maurice Blackburn are already on the case.

yes they self insure.

https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/insuranc.../self-insurers

seems a pretty straight forward case. Community spread cases are few and far between. Most of our cases are imported. So it would seem that for 50 Qantas employees to be infected, they must have on balance caught it either from an infected passenger on board an aircraft or while they were staying in a high risk country. That would include the USA.

either way , they caught it due to their work. And therefore it is a work related illness and would fall under worker’s compensation. To my non legal mind anyway. Although workers compensation is usually for permanent injuries not a temporary virus. So sick leave is probably more relevant . Having said that, there is evidence that many people with WuHu bat stew flu have permanent damage to lungs, heart and kidneys. And of course some die. So if that is the case workers compensation may come in to play. And there is always the class action route to sue for civil damages.

not looking good for Joyce. A complete pr disaster and an utterly disgraceful way to treat his employees.
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Police have already dictated to Government that any cases of Coronavirus are a work cover matter, not sick leave. I’m led to believe 300+ are in quarantine ATM.
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
Police have already dictated to Government that any cases of Coronavirus are a work cover matter, not sick leave. I’m led to believe 300+ are in quarantine ATM.

with respect to you and the police, I am not sure if the police are the arbiters of work cover cases. That is to say they most certainly are not. And they sure as hell don’t get to dictate to government anything.

from Comcare site

https://www.comcare.gov.au/safe-heal.../coronavirusWe have prepared answers to some frequently asked questions about claims and COVID-19.

Am I covered for workers’ compensation if I contract COVID-19?

A virus, like COVID-19, would be considered under the disease provisions of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act). For a disease to be covered it must be contributed to, to a significant degree, by the employee’s employment (section 5B).

For coverage to exist, a determining authority (the claim decision maker) would need to be satisfied that employment significantly contributed to the employee contracting the virus. For viruses, it can be difficult to accurately determine the exact time and place of contraction. It can therefore be difficult to determine that employment was a significant contributing factor.

However, where an employee’s employment puts them at greater risk of contracting the virus the significant contribution test may be easier to meet. For example, if the employment involves:
  • travel to an area with a known viral outbreak
  • activities that include engagement or interaction with people who have contracted the virus
  • activities that contravene Department of Health recommendations.
Each claim would need to be considered on its individual merits, having regard to the individual circumstances and evidence in relation to the claim.

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That is comcare, not workcover.

‘’Anyway:’
  • travel to an area with a known viral outbreak
  • activities that include engagement or interaction with people who have contracted the virus
  • activities that contravene Department of Health recommendations.
pretty much covers everything police do.
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Originally Posted by Foxxster
ylthough workers compensation is usually for permanent injuries not a temporary virus. So sick leave is probably more relevant
Workers compensation is for any work related injury or illness - it doesn't have to be permanent.
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Originally Posted by Sunfish
That is comcare, not workcover.

‘’Anyway:’
  • travel to an area with a known viral outbreak
  • activities that include engagement or interaction with people who have contracted the virus
  • activities that contravene Department of Health recommendations.
pretty much covers everything police do.
absolutely nothing to do with the police.
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Originally Posted by Kiwiconehead
Workers compensation is for any work related injury or illness - it doesn't have to be permanent.
correct. I was trying to make the point that usually a flu type Illness would not be grounds for a worker’s compensation claim. Over 80% of WuHu bat stew flu are mild, more so in younger people. If you only need to take a few days off work as in a normal flu or cold, that would normally be taken as sick leave.

however with WuHu, there is a mandatory 14 day isolation required plus you then need to be re tested to ensure you are clear. If it was a more severe case then there may also be medical bills. So there could be grounds for a claim, you would need to fill out one of these with your doctor.
There are income support payments whilst you are unfit for work and also reimbursement for medical costs.
https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/for-serv...s_compensation

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