movement, with its low-cost Jetstar subsidiary confirming plans to workplace agreements.
Macquarie Bank-led bid for Qantas, Jetstar confirmed it was on Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) in the coming months.
believe that a flexible workplace agreement allows us to do that," Jetstar has ever made.
It already has 90 long-haul flight year.
the automatic pay increases staff on EBAs can get.
"If the airline performs extremely well, or better than forecast, there's obviously upside for new recruits on these culture in the airline.
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Jetstar has 400 pilots and 150 engineering staff on EBAs.
more widespread in future, Mr Westaway said the agreements would be fleet from August 2008. "We have to move now in respect to the 787 program.
We do need to push the button and move now," he said.
eventually spread to Qantas.
"It's a union-busting activity," said the general manager of the Australian International Pilots Association, Peter Somerville.
"It has nothing to do with flexibility, it's about peeling questioned the timing of the Jetstar announcement, given the on whether the union had the right to represent Jetstar crews. At present, Jetstar pilots are represented by the company-endorsed Jetstar Pilots Council.
concerns.
"They are willing to pit pilot against pilot. In a safety culture that is a major, major mistake and a flaw in their plan. The bean counters just don't get that.
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management, who are now trying to wash their hands of the $11.1 billion APA takeover they previously endorsed.
warning in March that the airline needed to change, "whatever its and crews from the lower-paying Jetstar subsidiary.
attempt to sideline the unions.
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