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"On Monday, the Federal Court of Australia handed Qantas a record fine of A$90
million for breaching the
Fair Work Act by unlawfully terminating the
employment of 1,820 ground workers during the pandemic.
The decision to impose this penalty – the largest ever issued under the
Fair
Work Act – marks the final instalment in a five-year litigation saga initiated
by the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU).
Delivering the ruling, Federal Court Justice Michael Lee ordered $50 million of
the fine be paid to the union, partly to act as a deterrent that “should
encourage others to pursue compliance with industrial relations laws”.
The fate of the remaining $40 million will depend on a later hearing to
determine if some or all of it should be paid to the sacked workers. That would
be on top of $120 million in compensation already agreed."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
