Qantas is facing a multi-million-dollar compensation bill after it illegally sacked hundreds of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Federal Court ordering three former employees will receive a share of $170,000. At the Federal Court in Sydney on Monday, Justice Michael Lee ruled that Qantas would be required to pay varying degrees of compensation based on three "test cases". …
Qantas has lost its appeal against a Federal Court decision that found the outsourcing of about 2,000 ground crew workers was illegal. Last year, in one of the largest reinstatement cases ever heard, the Federal Court found in favour of the Transport Workers Union against Qantas in challenging the outsourcing of about 2,000 jobs by the airline. "Qantas has always …