AP781128 - Flight Attendants (Domestic Airlines) Award 1999

26. ROSTERING AND SCHEDULING OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS

26.1 The Employer must prepare a roster for the roster period for full-time and part-time Flight Attendants showing sign-on and sign-off times, commencement and finish times of non-airport reserve, type of duty, designated days off, flight details and dates and ports of overnight stays.

26.2 The roster must be provided to the Flight Attendant and posted in a place accessible to the Flight Attendants concerned, at least 7 days prior to the commencement of the roster period.

[26.3 varied by PR900218 from 11Oct99]

26.3 The Employer will roster Flight Attendants for duty in accordance with the bidding system agreed from time to time between the parties. Matters to be agreed include (but are not limited to):

• bid line construction
• allocation of open time flying
• allocation of stand-by duty
• bidding for rostering purposes
• allocation of bid lines; and
• exceptions to the flying of bid lines

Matters in dispute will be resolved in accordance with 12.3.

26.4 Once a Flight Attendant has commenced a tour of duty he/she must not commence duties rostered for the following roster period until he/she has completed that tour of duty, and he/she has been given appropriate rest periods under clause 24 — Rest periods. days off and duty free periods.

26.5 Exchange of Rostered Duties

26.5.1 Flight Attendants may exchange duties, days off and incentive pay days by arrangement between themselves with the agreement of the Employer. Provided:

• there is no reduction in operational coverage;
• there is no additional cost to the Employer; and
• minimum rest periods required by this award are maintained.

26.5.2 The Employer may refuse a roster exchange that does not comply with the above provisions.

26.5.3 Up to one-half ofa Flight Attendant’s roster may be swapped.

26.5.4 Any additional hours which result from a trip swap do not count toward the monthly maximum of 140 hours.