Don Dixon was a proud Qantas employee for 20 years, supervising a team responsible for bags and freight being loaded onto its aircraft, day in, day out. On Wednesday, seven High Court judges were unanimous in their decision, siding with the workers once more that Qantas had illegally sacked Mr Dixon and his colleagues in 2020. "It now stands their …
A bus driver has been released from hospital after claiming he had a chemical thrown in his face at Loganholme, south of Brisbane, this morning. Key points: The driver had finished the school run and was on his way back to the depot when the attack happened The injured driver works for Clarks Logan City Bus Service The TWU says …
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 …
Kym Meyer has worked as a Qantas baggage handler for 18 years and never thought he would be in the position of bidding for his job. Key points: Qantas is outsourcing 2,100 ground worker jobs such as baggage handling and cleaning to cut down costs Accounting firm EY has been working on an in-house bid on behalf of Qantas workers …