Call for AviationKeeper to stay 'till industry recovers'

BTN News
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Virgin Australia and aviation companies have joined unions in a fresh appeal to the Australian prime minister to implement ‘AviationKeeper’, an extension to JobKeeper beyond March for all aviation workers.
This fresh appeal follows warnings this week from Health Department secretary professor Brendan Murphy that international border closures will most likely remain until 2022.
 
The aviation group is calling on the prime minister to consider keeping the aviation industry going - and skilled workers connected to their employers.
 
Over the past 12 months, at least 11,000 aviation workers have been made redundant.
 
A further 2,500 ground handling and cleaning workers have been outsourced by Qantas.
 
The letter calls on the government to extend JobKeeper to all aviation workers and phase it out when “domestic and international borders are open, confidence in aviation returns and flying returns to normal”.

Call for AviationKeeper to stay 'till industry recovers'

BTN News
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Virgin Australia and aviation companies have joined unions in a fresh appeal to the Australian prime minister to implement ‘AviationKeeper’, an extension to JobKeeper beyond March for all aviation workers.
This fresh appeal follows warnings this week from Health Department secretary professor Brendan Murphy that international border closures will most likely remain until 2022.
 
The aviation group is calling on the prime minister to consider keeping the aviation industry going - and skilled workers connected to their employers.
 
Over the past 12 months, at least 11,000 aviation workers have been made redundant.
 
A further 2,500 ground handling and cleaning workers have been outsourced by Qantas.
 
The letter calls on the government to extend JobKeeper to all aviation workers and phase it out when “domestic and international borders are open, confidence in aviation returns and flying returns to normal”.