Originally posted by Vigelic:
Source: Channel News Asia
Title : [b]SIA's latest offer in A380-pilot wage dispute
rejected
Date : 25 April 2007 1720 hrs (SST)
URL :
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/272407/1/.html
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has made a last-ditch attempt
to settle the wage dispute with its Air Line Pilots' Association -
Singapore (ALPA-S).
SIA has proposed an improved salary range, not only for pilots
flying its Airbus 380 super jumbo but also for those who fly its
other aircraft.
But the Pilots' Association has rejected the offer.
The Pilots' Association, led by Captain P James, met
representatives of SIA in the Industrial Arbitration Court on
Wednesday, for day three of the hearing.
And neither side backed down.
ALPA-S maintained that the pilots flying the A380 fleet, which are
expected to arrive in October, should be paid more.
It argued that a pilot should be paid according to how accountable
he is and the level of responsibility he shoulders.
So the bigger the aircraft - the more passengers it carries - and
thus more pay for the pilot.
In this case, since the A380 is bigger and more expensive - valued
at US$295 million - and will carry more passengers, the pilotsÂ’ pay
should also reflect that, according to ALPA-S.
The Association also proposed a salary range for the A380
pilots.
Captains, it said, should be paid between S$13,100 and S$21,615,
while First Officers, between S$8,000 and $14,355.
The Association says there is no established market salary for the
A380 planes since SIA will be the first to use them and (has
proposed) this range which is derived by extrapolating the current
market salary, for the current fleet of B744, B777 and the
A345.
But SIA disagrees.
The airline, represented by Vice President for Flight Operations,
Loh Oun Hean and Captain Robert Ting, argued that its pilots pay
package is already very competitive, compared to other
airlines.
It also offered a new pay scale for its pilots, which it refers to
as an "improved and final offer" from the company.
The latest package contains higher starting points for all
pilots.
SIA is proposing for Captains flying
the A380, a pay range of between S$9,300 and S$16,500, while First
Officers will get between S$5,150 and
S$9,250.
Those currently flying the B744 - SIA's biggest airplanes - will
see Captains getting between S$10,000 and S$16,500, while First
Officers will receive between S$5,600 and S$9,250.
Currently, the lowest starting point for a Captain flying the B744
is between S$9,550 and $10,000 while for First Officers, it is
between S$5,375 and S$5,600.
As for Captains flying the B777 and A345, they will get between
S$9,300 and S$15,300, while First Officers can earn between S$5,150
and S$8,500.
Captains flying this fleet currently earn between S$8,850 and
S$9,300 as the lowest point of starting pay, while First Officers
earn between S$4,925 and S$5,150.
SIA says that the new salary range is expected to benefit 80 per
cent of all pilots, without "cutting a cent of B744 pilots".
However ALPA-S rejected the offer, saying that the issue is not
about how SIA should pay all its pilots, but only those flying the
A380.
The pilots added that SIA is trying to "play them out."
The hearing was held after SIA and the ALPA-S could not reach an
agreement on the salary and benefits of those who fly the A380
super jumbo, after many rounds of negotiations.
The court has given both sides until 3 May to submit any other
issues they wish to highlight, after which it will make known when
it will deliver its ruling. - CNA/yy [/b]
Thank you for posting exactly what i was stating........so now
you know HOW MUCH they earn.........do some arithmetic!!!! And
.....please.......more RESEARCH!!!!
