Rex has concluded successful negotiations with engineers and flight attendants, and now the airline’s regional pilots have overwhelmingly endorsed a new industrial agreement with the airline.
About 86% of regional pilots operating a fleet of 61 Saab 340 turboprop aircraft to 58 regional destinations all over Australia have voted in favor of the new 4-year industrial agreement with the airline. The Regional Pilots (Saab) Agreement will now go to the Fair Work Commission, which is expected to formally ratify it in the new few weeks.
Paula Tran, Rex’s HR Manager, said: “The vote follows over four years of protracted and arduous negotiations during which the pandemic has wreaked huge economic misery on both the Company and the pilot group. In the end, a fair and reasonable outcome was reached that enabled the Company to rebuild itself and provide a good future for all its staff.”
Prior to this agreement, Rex successfully negotiated an agreement with its Engineers and Domestic Flight Attendants groups, with the endorsement rates similarly at very high levels of 92% and 75% respectively.
“These high endorsement rates demonstrate a very healthy culture of trust and collaboration between the Company and its staff. We wish to thank all our dedicated staff for going above and beyond at these difficult times and this support will help us maintain the strong, positive momentum we have achieved in recent months,” Tran added.
Rex hopes to finalise the remaining Enterprise Agreements before the end of the year