AT765517 - Airline Operations - Flight Attendants’ Long Haul - Qantas Airways Limited - Award 2000 [Transitional]
14.1 Notice of termination
14.1.1 The services of a flight attendant may be terminated by either the Company or the flight attendant:
14.1.1(a) during the first six weeks of service, by one week's notice in writing;
14.1.1(b) after the first six weeks of service and up to six months of service, by two week's notice in writing; or
14.1.1(c) after six month's service, by four weeks notice in writing.
14.1.2 If a flight attendant is over the age of 45 years and has at least 5 year's continuous service with the Company, the period of notice is increased by one week. This does not apply to notice given by the flight attendant.
14.1.3 Payment in lieu of notice must be made by the Company if the appropriate notice is not given. Employment may be terminated by the flight attendant working part of the required period of notice and by the Company making payment for the remainder of the notice.
14.1.4 The notice of termination required to be given by the flight attendant is the same as that required by the Company. If the flight attendant does not give the required period of notice the Company may withhold an amount due to the flight attendant equal to the ordinary time rate of pay for the period of notice not worked.
14.2 Working the notice period
If a flight attendant has given notice or has been given notice, he or she must continue in his or her employment until the date of expiration of the notice. Any flight attendant who, having given or been given notice, absents himself or herself from duty during the period without reasonable cause (proof of which rests with him or her) will be considered to have abandoned his or her employment and will forfeit an amount equal to his or her salary for the period of the notice not worked.
14.3 When the notice applies
14.3.1 If notice is given to or by a flight attendant who is on duty away from his or her original base, the notice will not be considered to have commenced until the flight attendant has returned to his or her original base in Australia.
14.3.2 If notice is given to or by a flight attendant on temporary transfer the notice will be considered to commence from the date it is given and upon or before completion of the period of notice the flight attendant must be granted free travel to his or her original base.
14.4 The period of notice does not apply to flight attendants dismissed for misconduct.
14.5 Time off during notice period
Where the Company has given notice to a flight attendant, the flight attendant will be allowed up to one day’s time off without loss of pay for the purpose of seeking other employment. The time off must be taken at a time that is convenient to the flight attendant after consultation with the Company.
