Qantas Illegally Fired Staff to Survive ‘Business Calamities’, Court Hears

Qantas illegally fired staff to survive ‘business calamities’, court hears

Lawyers for the airline argue for a mid-range fine on the third day of hearings to determine how much it will need to pay for illegally outsourcing workers.

‘A mistake’: Qantas claim after sackings

Qantas could be forced to pay $120 million in penalties on top of the millions it is already set to pay in compensation to sacked workers.

Justice Lee back relishing the limelight in Qantas hearing

There’s hardly a big business case in the Federal Court that doesn’t end up on his docket.

Qantas makes mercy plea for illegal sackings ‘mistake’

Qantas did not deliberately break the law when it illegally sacked 1820 workers and its “mistake”  warrants a “mid-range” penalty, a court has been told. Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has heard final submissions on the penalty to be imposed on Qantas for the biggest case of illegal sackings in Australian history. Last year, Qantas agreed to pay $120 million to the ground staff as compensation for their economic loss, pain and suffering since…