Justice Michael Lee says lengthy legal battle with Transport Workers Union ‘no ordinary case’ nine months after $120m compensation settlement
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Qantas has been fined $90m for illegally firing 1,820 baggage handlers and other ground staff in 2020, taking the cost of its controversial outsourcing decision to more than $200m.
Justice Michael Lee handed down his decision on the penalty on Monday, nine months after Qantas and the Transport Workers’ Union agreed the airline would pay $120m in compensation to the sacked workers.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/18/qantas-fine-90m-illegally-sacking-ground-staff-transport-workers-union-covid-federal-court
Author : Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter
Publish date : 2025-08-18 01:50:00
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