The Transport Workers Union is calling for a more intensive investigation into an accident at Perth Airport last week where a ground operations vehicle crashed into a Qantas jet. Key points: The union says the incident could have resulted in injury or death It took aim at Qantas' decision to outsource ground operations Qantas says external ground handlers are no …
Qantas will no longer have to backpay hundreds of workers after the Full Federal Court overturned a recent landmark decision that companies have to pass on the full JobKeeper wage subsidy. Key points: In September, Justice Geoffrey Flick ruled against Qantas' interpretation of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program, ruling the airline had paid workers less than they should have received …
Qantas is outsourcing more than 2,000 ground staff roles across 10 airports in a bid to lower costs as it faces a financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic. Key points: Qantas is outsourcing more than 2000 roles, after Jetstar already outsourced about 370 jobs These outsourcing cuts come on top of 6000 redundances revealed in June, bringing total job losses …