PILOT BRIEFING SHEET
December, 2012
Conditions of Employment
• All Pilots will be required to serve a 12 month probationary period on commencing employment with WestJet Encore.
• You must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• You must hold a current passport.
• If your passport is issued by a country other than Canada, you will require a Canadian Permanent Resident Card and, prior to the completion of training, posses all individual visas necessary to enable you to perform your duties as a pilot wherever WestJet Encore operates on a scheduled and charter basis, which locations are subject to change from time to time.
• As a condition of continued employment you must maintain a valid passport from you country of citizenship as well as all necessary visas.
A JOB OFFER IS CONDITIONAL BASED ON A “CLEAR” POLICE BACKGROUND CHECK
Commuting
• The following are WestJet Encore’s requirements with respect to commuting:
o All pairings start at the Pilot’s designated base. Thus, regardless of whether or not the first leg of your day is deadheading to your home town, you are responsible to be at your base to take part in your crew briefing rested and fit with regards to all duty day requirements as outlined in the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CAR’s).
o You would be prioritized according to your check in time and pay the required standby travel fare.
o Standby travelers, regardless of employment status, have no guarantee of getting a seat on the plane whether or not they are trying to get to work.
o There is no excuse for being late including but not limited to bad weather, airport closures etc.
o Failure for anyone to report to work as scheduled may impact continued employment.
o Once issued, schedules are not modified in any way to support commuting.
o All costs associated with commuting are at your own expense.
Training
• All Pilots starting with WestJet Encore must successfully complete a prescribed training program as a condition of employment.
• Training will be conducted at your base and other designated location(s).
• You will be responsible for your own travel, accommodation meal costs for any training conducted at your base.
• In order to successfully meet conditions of employment with WestJet Encore, you must:
o Attain a grade of no less than 80% on each written exam
o Attain no less that 80% overall on your written exams
o Successfully meet grade expectations with no more that a total of one (1) rewrite overall
o Successfully attain the Transport Canada Standard to pass the PPC and Line Indoctrination
NOTE:
• FAILURE TO PROGRESS THROUGH TRAINING AT THE PRESCRIBED RATE WILL RESULT IN AN EVALUATION OF YOUR EFFORTS AND MAY RESULT IN EXTRA TRAINING. HOWEVER, WESTJET ENCORE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE EXTRA TRAINING.
• FAILURE TO PASS ANY OF THE EXAMINATIONS MAY RESULT IN EXTRA TRAINING AND/OR RE-EXAMINATION. HOWEVER, WESTJET ENCORE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE EXTRA TRAINING AND/OR RE-EXAMINATION.
• FAILURE TO MEET ANY OF THE EXPECTATIONS SET IN THESE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN STIPULATED TIMEFRAMES WILL RESULT IN YOUR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH WESTJET ENCORE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE OR PAYMENT IN LIEU OF FUTHER NOTICE.
Hours of Service
• A Pilot employed for a full scheduling month shall receive a minimum monthly pay guarantee of seventy (70) hours at straight time.
• Compensation above ninety (90) hours in a scheduling month shall be paid at the overtime (OT) rate of pay of one point five (1.5) times the straight time rate.
Maximum Working Days
• The maximum number of working days in a scheduling month shall not be more than twenty (20).
Meal Cost Replacement Allowance
• Meal Cost Replacement allowance is provides in accordance with current WestJet Encore policy.
• Crew meals will not normally be provided on any WestJet Encore flights.
Flex Benefits
• Pilots will be eligible to participate in WestJet Encore Flex Benefits plan.
o You will receive credits based on a percentage of your salary plus a flat dollar amount.
o Using your credits, you choose which of the benefit plans to purchase.
Vacation/Statutory Holidays
Year of Service Vacation Entitlement
1-3 2 weeks (10 days)
4-6 3 weeks (15 days)
7 and thereafter 4 weeks (20 days)
• Vacation is prorated and to be awarded in the year it is earned.
• Statutory holidays are awarded the same year they are earned, prorated on hire date. Maximum entitlement in one year is ten (10) statutory holidays.
• One week of vacation will equal five (5) working days.
• From their regularly scheduled monthly days off, Pilots may request two (2) Guaranteed Days Off (GDOs) to be assigned to each full week (i.e. five days) of vacation assigned.
Compensation
• The Total Compensation for WestJet Encore Pilots is comprised of three (3) components:
1. Base Pay
• The cash component of Pilot Compensation is based on a Pilot’s Hourly Rate
(Refer to Appendix A).
• Pilots will be paid bi-weekly.
• A First Officer’s anniversary date will be the first day of Ground School. As such, applicable pay increases shall occur on the First Officer’s anniversary date.
2. Profit Share
• WestJet Airlines Ltd. has an employee profit sharing plan whereby eligible employees will participate in the pre-tax operating income of WestJet Airlines Ltd. on an annual basis.
• In addition to the profit sharing plan, eligible employees will participate in Owners’ Performance Award (OPA) in accordance with WestJet Encore policy.
3. Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Pilots may elect to participate in WestJet Airlines Ltd. share purchase plan after the completion of 3 months of service. Up to 10% of an employee’s salary may be directed to share purchase, with a 100% match by WestJet Encore.
Restricted Areas pass
• As a condition of employment, pilots must be able to obtain an Airport Restricted Area Pass within 6 weeks of commencing Ground School.
• An application submission for an Airport Restricted Area Pass calls for the following:
o Be a Canadian citizen or if a landed immigrant, have a Permanent Resident Card
o Provide satisfactory traceable history of the last 5 years
o Provide Transport Canada with contact addresses and dates for school, employment, residence and travel
o Have a clear criminal record as a thorough background check will be conducted
Career Progression
• Career progression opportunity within WestJet is available after a minimum of 24 months of service as a WestJet Encore Pilot.
APPENDIX A:
WESTJET ENCORE PILOT HOURLY RATE OF PAY
FIRST OFFICER
Step 1 Start Rate $38.00
Step 2 Completed one (1) year $38.76
Step 3 Completed two (2) years $39.54
Step 4 Completed three (3) Years $40.33
CAPTAIN
Step 1 Start Rate $68.00
Step 2 Completed one (1) year $69.36
Step 3 Completed two (2) years $70.75
Step 4 Completed three (3) Years $72.16
