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Jetstar “labour hire” workers to receive pay rise equivalent to “direct hire” crew
December 6th 2024
Around 1,500 Jetstar labor hire cabin crew will soon have more money in their pockets following “same job, same pay” negotiations between the airline and the Transport Workers Union (TWU), Australian Aviation reports. Read More » Altara and Team Jetstar crew who work with directly hired crew will receive average annual pay increases of A$7,128 (US$4,591) and A$7,025, respectively. Altara workers also will be paid for training and given direct employment opportunities at the airline. “Until now, Altara workers were, appallingly, not even paid for weeks of training and had no path to direct employment. This agreement will correct that and put all cabin crew work groups at Jetstar on a more level playing field,” TWU national secretary Michael Kaine said. “Cabin crew are at the heart of our operations and this proposed agreement recognizes their hard work and dedication to low fares flying,” Jetstar CEO, Stephanie Tully, said. The Flight Attendants Association of Australia remains critical of the agreement. “We have grave concerns around it because the rates of pay they are talking about are based on flying hour allowances and the company controls how many hours they will fly. We don’t think there is anything good for Altara workers in this. It looks good on paper, but depending on the work they have we don’t know that it is,” the union’s federal secretary, Teri O’Toole, told The Australian.
