Virgin Blue Uniforms
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Ummm, You mean they let their cabin crew fly when pregnant??? Is that allowed???
My old airline immediatly withdrew pregnant crew from flying duties and placed them in temporary positions elsewhere in the company until they were ready to return to the air. Pretty handy because the crew member usually got to choose the area's that had job positions!
Does anyone else think that airlines delibritally design maternity uniforms to look like tents just so their staff wont have babies eating into their travel benefits???
My old airline immediatly withdrew pregnant crew from flying duties and placed them in temporary positions elsewhere in the company until they were ready to return to the air. Pretty handy because the crew member usually got to choose the area's that had job positions!
Does anyone else think that airlines delibritally design maternity uniforms to look like tents just so their staff wont have babies eating into their travel benefits???
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From: australia
Virgin Blue does have maternity uniforms for their staff. I cant believe how ignorant some people can be. We also have maternity leave and most cabin crew fly up to 32 - 36 weeks then do administration duties before taking maternity leave.
Quite a few of the girls are married and are already starting to have family's probably pretty much like any other airline.
Quite a few of the girls are married and are already starting to have family's probably pretty much like any other airline.
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From: the milkyway galaxy
to add something a friend of mine went for an interview at dj for ground staff and was told by the recruiters that she could not have the job because she has a young child... what's going on there... i don't think they have a right to decline someone a job because they have a child.
anyway have a nice day!!!
anyway have a nice day!!!
Last edited by flightbunny; 12th December 2002 at 20:23.
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From: Sydney,NSW, Australia
DJ
Flightbunny, your friend was crazy to mention her baby in the first place. There is a very good reason why employers are not allowed to ask you about your personal life and your friend has found out the hard way. The airline will select the best employees for their own purposes. I don't know your friends situation but it is very difficult to find childcare at 5am when you sign on at 6.............
Last edited by skypryncess; 12th December 2002 at 11:48.
Medicinal Moderatreuse
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skypryncess, I think if you have another read of flightbunny's post, you will see they said their friend applied for GROUND staff, not flight attendant.
I think you'll find that working in any job with young children is difficult. The decision to work lies with the parents, not the airline. Any involvement by them along the lines you mention amounts to discrimination.
40 weeks is considered 'term' - I am surprised that cabin crew with DJ fly up to 36 weeks into the pregnancy.
M.
I think you'll find that working in any job with young children is difficult. The decision to work lies with the parents, not the airline. Any involvement by them along the lines you mention amounts to discrimination.
40 weeks is considered 'term' - I am surprised that cabin crew with DJ fly up to 36 weeks into the pregnancy.
M.
Last edited by min; 12th December 2002 at 11:49.
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I think you'll find flying, whilst pregnant, as a passenger has the 36 week restriction.
Generally most airlines prefer cabin crew to take maternity leave from 28 weeks to 30 weeks.
This has more to do with complications of an early delivery on board the aircraft than the actual ability of a flight attendant to carry out her duties.
And for all the smarties who wish to pass comment on the size of pregnant women..... don't generalise!
Many women put on excessive amounts of weight during pregnancy, and many put on no more than 5 kilos, as I myself did.
Generally most airlines prefer cabin crew to take maternity leave from 28 weeks to 30 weeks.
This has more to do with complications of an early delivery on board the aircraft than the actual ability of a flight attendant to carry out her duties.
And for all the smarties who wish to pass comment on the size of pregnant women..... don't generalise!
Many women put on excessive amounts of weight during pregnancy, and many put on no more than 5 kilos, as I myself did.
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From: australia
my apologies...the 36 weeks I posted earlier was a typo...they fly up to around 4 - 5 months - standard with most airlines.
As for your friend flight bunny - recruiters never tell candidates the reasons why they are unsuccessful so I dont understand what your friend is talking about there. Perhaps she was exceptional in being the first person I have ever heard of airline wise to be granted a reason.
Virgin has a strict policy that they will not tell you why you were unsuccessful. That is standard with most airlines if not all.
Maybe she felt that was the reason...anyways..sorry your friend wasnt successful...once again...some of the ground staff do have young children so I dont understand that comment.
Sorry...no harm intended - just getting a little peeved at all these ridiculous comments being made towards virgin blue.
Just to add..most ground staff sign on also around 5am.
As for your friend flight bunny - recruiters never tell candidates the reasons why they are unsuccessful so I dont understand what your friend is talking about there. Perhaps she was exceptional in being the first person I have ever heard of airline wise to be granted a reason.
Virgin has a strict policy that they will not tell you why you were unsuccessful. That is standard with most airlines if not all.
Maybe she felt that was the reason...anyways..sorry your friend wasnt successful...once again...some of the ground staff do have young children so I dont understand that comment.
Sorry...no harm intended - just getting a little peeved at all these ridiculous comments being made towards virgin blue.
Just to add..most ground staff sign on also around 5am.
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From: australia
well stated bicsket chucker i couldnt agree more. Its about time australia did do something about paid maternity leave...we are the only country in the western world which doesnt grant this. No wonder so many australians are opting out of having children. Sad but true.
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Flightbunny
If your friend believes she has anything to support her statement that her child prevented her being employed, she needs to see a discrimination lawyer. But some sort of evidence would probably be needed that they acually said that..good luck.
If your friend believes she has anything to support her statement that her child prevented her being employed, she needs to see a discrimination lawyer. But some sort of evidence would probably be needed that they acually said that..good luck.
Medicinal Moderatreuse
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If people are opting out of having children on the back of not receiving somewhere between 4 weeks and 14 weeks paid maternity leave (which is what is being mooted in Oz), then something is very wrong. I seriously doubt that those amounts would make very much difference in the overall scheme of the cost of a child.
M.
M.
