US EditionQantas Fined US$58 Million over Illegally Sacking 1,800 Workers During Pandemic
The Federal Court ruled Qantas illegally outsourced over 1,800 ground staff to reduce union power, imposing a record A$90 million fine as a deterrent, union officials said.
- Australia's Federal Court fined Qantas A$90 million for illegally sacking 1,820 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
- The fine followed a five-year legal battle initiated by the Transport Workers' Union after Qantas outsourced the jobs to contractors.
- Qantas agreed in December 2024 to pay A$120 million in compensation to the affected employees and apologized via CEO Vanessa Hudson.
- Judge Michael Lee said the penalty should act as a 'real deterrence' and ruled A$50 million must go directly to the Transport Workers' Union.
- The ruling marks a major industrial victory deemed significant in Australia's history and sends a clear message to employers about workforce accountability.
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Qantas hit with record fine for COVID-era sackings
An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking at least 1,800 ground workers during the COVID pandemic. Australia’s Transport Workers’ Union said it welcomed the penalty, which is the largest by a court for violations of industrial relations laws in the country’s history. “We sincerely apologise to each and every one of the 1,820… Source
The airline Qantas has been sentenced to 90 million Australian dollars for illegal mass redundancies, about 50 million euros.
On Monday, 18 August, an Australian court sentenced the airline Qantas to pay a fine of EUR 50 million because of the illegal dismissal of 1,800 staff members on the ground during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Australian airline Qantas has been sentenced to a million sentences for illegal mass cancellations during the Corona pandemic. 1,800 employees had lost their jobs at the time.[more]]>
Qantas Airways has been fined a whopping 90 million Australian dollars (about 59 million US dollars) for illegally laying off 1,800 employees during the Covid-19 pandemic and outsourcing their jobs to external contractors.
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