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Notice_002_2022_Court Activity Update_(QF and JQ)
This notice is issued as a court activity update on cases involving both Jetstar and Qantas members.
COVID-19 STAND DOWN CASE
Notice_001_2022_Unfair Dismissal Win
Last August an ALAEA Tech Salaried Staff member was sacked by Qantas. He was an instructor who taught flight crew courses including first aid. It was alleged that he looked at the chest of a female flight attendant for too long and made her feel uncomfortable. At...
ALAEA Quarterly Newsletter No 1 2022
Hi All, Attached is the new quarterly ALAEA Newsletter for you to view. To view click here. Regards Steve Purvinas Federal Secretary
Notice 016/2021 Vale Jason Peter Matthews
It is with regret and sadness that we pass on the news that ALAEA member Jason Matthews has passed away
Notice 015/2021 _ ALAEA 2021 President’s Report
As another tumultuous year draws to an end and COVID throws yet another variant at us, it would be fair to say we are turning the corner and looking at a more prosperous 2022 for our industry.
Notice_014_2021_ Qantas Additional Public Holidays Christmas New Year
Qantas members will have received correspondence from the company outlining a change in how Qantas remunerates their staff for additional public holidays as prescribed by the Government.
NOTICE_013_2021_QANTAS Eq LAMEPY UPDATE
Members would be aware that there appears to have been a major change in indications for LAME’s position as displayed on Eq. The ALAEA has not been made aware of any impending Eq updates. There has been no consultation and members inform us that the new...
Notice_012_2021 – Qantas Members EA 11 Meeting Update
The ALAEA met with Qantas yesterday to re-commence EA11 negotiations for the first time since March 2020. The ALAEA requested this meeting and it was disappointing. Scott McConnell, Executive Manager of Qantas Engineering was not there to take part. While some...
NOTICE_011_2021_QANTAS GROUP MEMBERS_END OF YEAR FEDERAL SECRETARY MESSAGE
Introduction I write this notice on the back end of a busy year. It will not touch on every issue but will draw awareness to key and controversial matters. As we move to 2022, I look forward to us working as one as we face more uncertainty, labour shortages,...
NOTICE 010/2021 – ALL MEMBERS – GROWTH OF CONTRACTING
Airlines are starting to ramp up operations for a hopeful return to pre COVID traffic. The combination of an ageing workforce, lack of training, and overzealous VR programs makes it apparent that LAMEs and AMEs are in short supply. Job vacancies are increasing....