By
Peter Johnson
Volume 48, No. 4, March 23, 2006
AIRMEN
aircrew, including WOFFs, will benefit from a decision by the
Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal (DFRT) that increases the
qualification and skill element of their flying allowance by 15
per cent.
The decision, handed down on February 20, also adds a sixth tier
at the 10-year mark for these ranks.
As well as the increase in qualification and skill payments, the
DFRT has increased the disability element of flying allowance
for all members below the rank of GPCAPT by 5.7 per cent.
Air Force Crew Attendants also benefited as they will now receive
flying allowance.
Some changes were also made to flying allowance for officers below
the rank of AIRCDRE.
The sunset period for these ranks has been reduced to three years,
making it the same as the sunset period for airmen and AIRCDREs.
A transition arrangement over the next six years will ensure that
current members are not disadvantaged.
This change also aligns flying allowance with other qualification
and skills allowances such as Special Forces or submarine allowance.
This will allow the qualification and skill element of flying
allowance to be rolled into core pay for officers and WOFFs later
this year as part of the Remuneration Reform Project (see separate
article this page).
All these changes came into effect on February 20. There will
be a delay as pay systems are updated, but members will not suffer
as their pay will be backdated (including the effect of the March
9 pay increase).
For more information, see the Defence Pay and Conditions Website:DEFWEB:
http://intranet.defence.gov.au/pac
or Internet: http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/pac
