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Corona: #Qantas muss #Millionenstrafe wegen #Massenentlassungen zahlen - DER SPIEGEL

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Eigene Mitarbeiter kündigen und die Jobs an externe Dienstleister geben: Die australische Fluggesellschaft Qantas hat die Coronapandemie für ein knallhartes Entlassungsprogramm genutzt. Im Rückblick ein sehr teures Manöver.


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Coronapandemie: Qantas muss Millionenstrafe wegen Massenentlassungen zahlen

Eigene Mitarbeiter kündigen und die Jobs an externe Dienstleister geben: Die australische Fluggesellschaft Qantas hat die Coronapandemie für ein knallhartes Entlassungsprogramm genutzt. Im Rückblick ein sehr teures Manöver.

DER SPIEGEL
kaffando6d ago

#Qantas trying to bonus-points their way out of the recent #cybersecurity incident which impacted my account.

It's not going to work. I want MUCH more than a few points.

Mencari News6d ago
Breaking : Qantas Reports Strong FY25 Results, Orders 20 Airbus A321XLRs Amid Fleet Renewal Drive #ausbusiness #qantas https://bit.ly/4n3icqf
Peter RileyAug 19

Industrial disputes & news - 20 August 2025

Townsville City Council; #Qantas; #Electranet; #Schindler; Cairns Regional Council; #Otis; #Crown; #WesTrac; QLD public school #teachers; ABC; Tassie public school principals; WA firies & #Peabody

Thanks Sarah Missen

https://open.substack.com/pub/disputesreport/p/industrial-disputes-and-news-20-august?

#labormovement #organize #solidarity #strikes #union

Industrial disputes & news - 20 August 2025

AMWU/AWU/CFMEU/ETU/PPTEU/The Services Union/TWU QLD - Townsville City Council

Disputes Report
News BeepAug 19

A roundtable of corporate clowns exposes the real ‘Canberra fix’

With the great and the good (or at least the mild and the mediocre) gathering in Canberra for…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ASX #AU #Australia #Bluescope #competition #Google #NAB #productivity #productivityroundtable #Qantas
https://www.newsbeep.com/70169/

Opinion | The Guardian USAug 19
Qantas’ hefty fine shows the tide is turning and workers are pushing back against bad corporate behaviour | John Quiggin https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/19/qantas-fine-workers-rights-corporations #Industrialrelations #Australianeconomy #Business #Qantas
Qantas’ hefty fine shows the tide is turning and workers are pushing back against bad corporate behaviour

Australia has a long way to go to restoring balance of power in the workplace, but Qantas’ record fine is a good first step

The Guardian
QuokkaDailyAug 18
8 Reasons We Hate Qantas: https://quokkadaily.au/2025/08/19/8-reasons-we-hate-qantas/
#Qantas #business
Blaze TrendsAug 18

Qantas Fined Record A$90M for Unlawful 1,800 Staff Layoffs During COVID

#Covid19pandemic #EmployeeLayoffs #fine #Qantas
https://blazetrends.com/qantas-fined-record-a90m-for-unlawful-1800-staff-layoffs-during-covid/?fsp_sid=95362

Qantas Fined Record A$90M for Unlawful 1,800 Staff Layoffs During COVID

Qantas has stated it will pay the fine. The airline admitted the ruling holds them responsible for actions that truly harmed their employees. Vanessa Hudson,

Blaze Trends
Matthew RimmerAug 18

Federal Court fines Qantas $90 million for illegally outsourcing ground handling workforce

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/qantas-fined-in-federal-court-job-outsourcing-penalty/105659978 Labor senator Tony Sheldon said the case "now marks three major legal defeats for Qantas in recent years — a deeply damning pattern. The courts have found it unlawfully stood down a union health and safety rep for raising COVID concerns, illegally sacked its ground crew, and now must be penalised for breaching the Fair Work Act," Senator Sheldon noted.

#qantas #laborrights #auslaw #auspol #COVID19

Federal Court fines Qantas $90 million penalty for illegally outsourcing ground handling workforce

The airline giant will face a $90 million penalty over its decision to illegally outsource more than 1,800 ground handling jobs during the COVID pandemic.

ABC News
The Japan TimesAug 18
Qantas Airways was ordered to pay $59 million for illegally sacking almost 2,000 ground workers during the pandemic, in a court judgment that included sharp criticism of the airline’s culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/qantas-fined-firing-pandemic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #qantas #airlines #australia #covid19
Qantas fined $59 million for firing 1,820 during pandemic

Justice Michael Lee questioned the airline’s degree of contrition and its commitment to change, noting Qantas’ 'unrelenting and aggressive litigation strategy.”

The Japan Times