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Qantas illegally fired 1,700 workers during pandemic - top court
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66793496
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The airline fired baggage handlers and cleaners at airports across Australia at a time when the nation had closed its borders and business was plummeting.
The High Court of Australia upheld that while Qantas had “sound commercial reasons” for the move, it had deprived workers of their rights to "engage in protected industrial action and…
Its national secretary Michael Kaine called the carrier’s actions “the largest sacking found to be illegal” in Australian history and promised that workers would now seek compensation in court.
Qantas has faced public outrage in recent weeks, after reaping record profits amid a series of scandals related to its actions throughout Covid - including allegations it sold tickets on thousands of flights that it had already cancelled.
The airline also been accused of supporting a government block on the expansion of Qatar Airways flights to and from Australia - a move which critics say would have made the market more competitive and driven down fares.
Alan Joyce, the long-time boss of Qantas, announced his early departure from the airline last week amid the mounting controversies.
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