Abasebenzi bakwaQantas bahlela uchungechunge lwamamashi asemgwaqweni azovala imigwaqo ezweni lonke njengoba belwa nezinhlelo zenkampani yezindiza zokunqamula imisebenzi engu-5000 nokuthumela izikhundla emazweni aphesheya.
Emhlanganweni obuseduze neSikhumulo Sezindiza saseSydney ngeSonto obuhanjelwe ngabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-50 namalungu omndeni, uNobhala kazwelonke weTransport Workers Union uTony Sheldon uthe abasebenzi bezindiza bazimisele ngokulwela inkampani yezindiza, hhayi ukulwa nayo.
"Inhloso yethu akukhona ukuxosha abahambi, kodwa sizothatha noma yiziphi izinyathelo ezidingekayo esikhathini esizayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iQantas ayifaki itoho imisebenzi yethu," kusho uMnu Sheldon. "Futhi lokho kubandakanya ukungalaleli umphakathi inqobo nje uma umphakathi uzimisele ukunamathela kithi."
Ebuzwa ukuthi ngabe inyunyana izoyicubungula yini imihlangano yokumisa umsebenzi noma iziteleka, uthe okwamanje igxile kakhulu emibhikishweni.
Uthe kusekuningi okuhlelwe yi-TWU nezinye izinyunyana emasontweni azayo.
Kulo mhlangano abasebenzi bakwaQantas bakhulume ngengcindezi edalwe ukuthi inkampani icele abasebenzi ukuthi banciphise amahora bawasebenzise njengetoho kanye nokungaqiniseki ngokuthi bazoncishiswa kuphi.
UJim Mitropoulos, osesebenze njengomphathi wemithwalo kwaQantas iminyaka engu-28, uthe abasebenzi abahola u-$18 ngehora angeke basolwe ngezinkinga zenkampani.
“Sizibambele mathupha futhi sizoyibona indoda yase-Ireland iphuma,” kusho uMnu Mitropoulos, esola isikhulu esiphezulu senkampani yezindiza, u-Alan Joyce, ngosizi lwaso.
“Yithimba labaphathi abaphezulu okufanele basolwe, nohlelo lwabo lwebhizinisi, kanye nesikhathi sokuthi umuntu ohlukile abe nethuba.”
UMnu Sheldon uthe: “Manje sesinabantu abangu-4000 abangenazo itoho, kodwa abanetoho.”
“Laba akubona abantu abacebile ngemuva kwami, benza u-$51,000 ngonyaka.”
UMnu Mitropoulos uthe njengomunye wabaphathi bempahla abagcwele isikhathi eside, ubecindezelwa ukuthi ashiye inkampani.
"Ezingxoxweni zethu zokugcina zokuxoxisana ngebhizinisi, abasebenzi besikhathi esigcwele babizwa ngokuthi ama-dinosaurs asendulo."
Uthe kuzomele adayise indlu yakhe yasePenshurst uma amahora akhe enqanyulwa abe yitoho futhi uzokhathazeka ngekusasa lezingane zakhe.
UDon Dixon, ophethe imithwalo esikhumulweni sezindiza sasekhaya, uthe ngamunye wabasebenzi abakhona umele abanye abayi-10 kuye kwabangu-15 ababengekho.
“Amakhulu abantu afakwe ohlwini futhi asasebenza. Sabacela ukuthi bangezi.
"Lokhu akukona ukuhlasela umphakathi endizayo wase-Australia, sifuna yonke imindeni iqhubeke nokundiza futhi iqhubeke nokusebenzisa imali yayo."
Okhulumela iQantas uthe iningi labasebenzi beQantas abangu-33,000 baqashwe ngokugcwele.
"Kunezindawo ezithile zebhizinisi ezifanele kakhulu umsebenzi wesikhashana, ngenxa yezinhlelo zezindiza kanye neziqongo zomsebenzi, futhi senza izinguquko kulezi zingxenye zebhizinisi."
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Kulo mhlangano abasebenzi bakwaQantas bakhulume ngengcindezi edalwe ukuthi inkampani icele abasebenzi ukuthi banciphise amahora bawasebenzise njengetoho kanye nokungaqiniseki ngokuthi bazoncishiswa kuphi.
- “There are some areas of the business that are more suited to part-time work, due to flight schedules and peaks of workload, and we are implementing changes to these parts of the business.
- Emhlanganweni obuseduze neSikhumulo Sezindiza saseSydney ngeSonto obuhanjelwe ngabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-50 namalungu omndeni, uNobhala kazwelonke weTransport Workers Union uTony Sheldon uthe abasebenzi bezindiza bazimisele ngokulwela inkampani yezindiza, hhayi ukulwa nayo.
