Look somewhere else - Anonymous employee Strategic Aviation Employee Review

Thank you for taking the time to write a review about your work experience with our Company. Because we are a 24/7 operation, we have permission to operate under an averaging agreement. Under this type of agreement, overtime is paid differently than under provincial employment standards – but it is still paid. Many people are used to working 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for a total of 40 hours each week. In that situation it is easy to calculate overtime – it will be anything over 40 hours (this may vary from province to province, but you get the general idea). With 24/7 operations, this is more difficult and can also explain the scheduling system. We have to work when the airlines do! We pay out overtime every 3 months and we do this by first of all calculating how many “normal” working hours there are in three months (40 hours x number of weeks). This becomes the threshold. Then we multiply the number of hours our employees have worked during the same period and then subtract one from the other. Any hours over the threshold is overtime and we pay it out. So, an averaging agreement simply averages the number of hours worked over the same period to determine overtime. Your other concern was regarding the operations manager. We work hard to make sure we hire the right manager for each base. Our smaller bases are often remote and it can be difficult to find someone who not only fits with our culture and values, but has the leadership skills we need. We are working hard to improve.