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‘Wrong kind of sorry’: Qantas hit with $90m penalty for illegally sacking 1800 workers

Qantas has been ordered to pay a $90 million penalty for illegally sacking more than 1800 workers, marking the largest penalty under workplace laws in Australian corporate history.Justice Michael Lee ...

Qantas fine a victory for workers’ rights, say TWU and lawyers

According to Maurice Blackburn principal Josh Bornstein, who represented the TWU, the record penalty meant corporate ...
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Australian court fines Qantas US$59 million for illegal layoffs

An Australian court fined Qantas Aus$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during ...

Huge blow for Qantas as judge orders the airline to pay $90million - as the airline's leadership is brutally called out

In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Qantas axed more than 1,800 baggage handlers, cleaners and ground staff, replacing ...

Qantas hit with $90m fine after court action with Transport Workers Union for illegally sacking workers during pandemic

Qantas has been handed down a $90m fine for illegally sacking more than 1800 ground workers during the pandemic.

Qantas slugged with $90m fine by Federal Court for sacking 1800 ground handling workers

Federal Court judge Michael Lee has imposed a $90m fine against Qantas for the unlawful outsourcing of its below-the-wing ...