A Win?

Recently Airservices Australia recruited Global Recruits.  

These candidates almost universally were not Australian Citizens, with a few exceptions.  As part of the recruiting campaign undertaken to attempt to address the staffing crisis Airservices Australia utilised VISA 457s and sponsored the employment of non Australian citizens.

To help entice these non residents to the corporation Airservices paid people either at a premium to their current wage, assisting in relocation costs or a wage that was equal to the persons years of service.  Well done Airservices this is how to get staff!

But what of the Australian Citizens not recruited through this campaign, those already employed or about to enter 'Abinitio' courses with similar or better experience than some of those harvested in the Global Recruitment campaign.

Well in their infinate wisdom there was no recognition of previous experience to the Australian citizens, it was a different recruitment campaign after-all.  Ex RAAF controllers or ex Civil Controllers returning to the ATC workforce were paid at levels equivalent to abinitio entries or something similar but certainly not commensurate with their experience.

Until now,  The shafters now understand that those above mentioned folk have across the board had a pay adjustment and Airservices should be commended for attempting to fix the problem they created; even if they haven't fully recognised true pay levels.

So, Greg, well done. It would have made for horrible media we guess, but what ever the motivation, from all here at Certified Shafting, Well done.  

We hope Airservices can bring this type 'good faith' to the table and not lock us in to a battle that we all don't want to have, but we promise not to hold our breath.