Jetstar has lost an application in the Supreme Court to appeal a decision that found its employees have to be allowed rostered breaks.
In an ongoing employment dispute, pilot Richard Greenslade sought confirmation in 2012 from the Employment Relations Authority that rostered rest and meal breaks had to be enforced as part of his employment contract.
Greenslade lost the initial dispute in the ERA, but then won his case at the Employment Court in 2014. Last week the Supreme Court released a decision stating Jetstar had been unsuccessful in an application to appeal a Court of Appeal decision that found in Greenslade's favour.
Jetstar claim the rest and meal breaks are enforced in Australian civil aviation legislation, and do not need to be part of an employment contract.
However, the company was told it has to follow New Zealand laws.
