Qantas contrite? Cultural change? A federal judge isn’t convinced

The question of whether Qantas has really changed, almost two years after the sudden separation of the former separatist boss Joyce, was heavy on the decision that saw the airline 90 million dollars fine Yesterday, 1,820 personnel covid-19 pandemia for illegal external use.

The figure increased the total correction of the deductions that break life to $ 210 million. Last year, the Federal Court Justice Michael Lee was ordered compensation of $ 120 million. This is $ 100 million, which was fined after being caught by Qantas’s competition organizer for the sale of so -called ghost flights: it can be used to book online, but it was canceled by the airline.

While he was thinking about whether there was a real “intelligence ında in the increasing apology for the behavior of the airline and his behavior, Lee rejected Qantas’s conscience prey as“ the wrong genre ”. He criticized his airline for offering a contradiction – sometimes insincere – which seems to be motivated by reputation damage rather than real regret.

It is useful to remember that the land personnel provided by Qantas illegally from external sources live deeply and familially difficulty. Court and union applications have raised widespread issues: the exhaustion of retirement sources from relying on unemployment and precarious work; From mental health crises to loss of home, dislocations and deterioration of marriage and relationships. A worker touching “Drifting to Hell and his back” prescribed the Valium to deal with stress with others.

Lee’s statements emphasized the skepticism of Qantas’s timing and essence of public opinion expressions and described them as “execution regret” rather than authentic accountability. The judge’s view questioned whether Qantas really understood or accepted the difficulties caused by his employees because he stated that he continued a strong defense, as well as an aggressive public relations strategy, seeing Qantas refusing to make the company constantly wrong.

“We are still looking through a dark glass,” the judge said, “Qantas left with a sense of unrest and uncertainty about what is happening in the upper levels of Qantas, which led to an outsourcing decision.”

I’m sorry, aren’t you sorry?

Lee chose the Chief of Qantas and Vanessa Hudson, the former Chief Finance Manager Vanessa Hudson, while lee hit the company because he did not decide to take a stand to explain what he had learned and why he would never take place again.

Lee said that Hudson’s evidence would help the airline to evaluate whether the “pressure statements” and promises of cultural change are real.

Transportation Workers Association in question The workers did not do anything wrong and they have served this company with loyalty in many cases for decades. ” Union continued:

They were not only dismissed, they said that they were delusional by Qantas to question. In order to kick them on the sidewalk, this ruthless, self -interest and illegal calculation rightly deserved the biggest punishment of its kind… Qantas was not upset for workers when he provided these workers from external sources illegally, many of them learned that they had lost their jobs through a loudspeaker in the luminous room. He was not upset when he had dragged them to the high court or when he had to pay any compensation to them. Qantas, I am sorry that any employer in Australian institutional history should pay the biggest penalty fine.

Last year, Qantas lowered approximately $ 9.3 million from the last payment of former General Manager Alan Joyce, and a long -term incentive shares of $ 8.36 million in a stroke of $ 8.36 million and cut one -third of his short -term bonus. The Board also selected 33% of short -term incentives for other senior executives, including Hudson, and one -third of the executives’ wages.

“These wage results reflect our determination to hold both the management and the board of directors responsible for the decisions that damage the trust in Qantas,” the airline said in a statement. He said. Nevertheless, Joyce still received a bonus and CEO received $ 130 million during his term of office for 15 years.

Now, we’ll see that the Qantas board of directors will see if the new and improved – new and improved – Joyce we’re sure to get a little more money claws than $ 2.4 million, which is still owed to the generous long -term incentive plan for senior executives.

And when Hudson cuts a less abrasive figure than Joyce, it is worth remembering that Joyce and the Board are chosen by the Qantas Board to provide continuity with the strategy of Joyce and the Board.

Gentle Words, the same cruel strategy

Hudson had more soothing words for the staff yesterday for staff. Crirase.

Our people are at the center of our business. As we close this section and progress together, we are determined to build a workplace that you are supported, respected and valued because you are an integral part of our future success.

At the center of the Joyce-Hudson strategy, reducing personnel costs, locking wage increases below CPI, including long-paid freezing of the year, and industrial relationships continue to play hardball. Last week, Qantas big win Australian Airline Pilots Federation (AFAP) led by pilot unions against the Fair Labor Commission against the Unions, although there has not been a wage increase since 2019, a four -year payment ice cream and only one year’s repayment locks.

“Many pilot, many pilots, more fair results, but who chose not to do not do courage to continue to work for an employer, deprived of their rights and not motivated, Af Afap said Crirase.

It is increasingly clear that a significant portion of Qantas is to continue to shift to both Jetstar and regional subsidiaries from the Qantas main line operation, where costs are heavier in terms of salaries. With the second -hand Airbus aircraft and dozens of new A220 to take over the main line routes, it collects network aviation with national jet systems. The network has already added new baggage routes from Perth to Adelaide and Newcastle. Announced flights last week To Christmas island and cocos islands from Perth using the QF code and network planes and crew.

Qantas Board and Management carefully ignore the terrible theft of personal data for 5.7 million customers, which are very important. President John Mullen did not say a single word.

As a pilot said CriraseReflecting the comments of others: “When a new CEO is brought from outside the company in Qantas, it is as usual until then.”