Qantas will reward workers with a hefty bonus after posting one of its biggest ever yearly profits of $1.02b in the 2015/16 financial year. "This result belongs to the Qantas Group's amazing people," said CEO Alan Joyce. "Not only have they helped deliver a record performance. They've also earned record satisfaction from our customers." The company will offer a Record Results Bonus for around 25,000 employees, including pilots, cabin crew, ground staff, and check-in staff. Fulltime staff will receive $3,000 and part-time staff receiving $2,500. Personnel will be eligible for the bonus only if they are covered by an EBA that includes an 18-month pay freeze – which was outlined in the $2b Qantas Transformation program launched in February 2014. While executive staff had been on a pay freeze from December 2013, the 2014 program also included non-executive employees. A series of union negotiations were held since February 2014 over these new salary conditions.