Workers, union line up for share of $90m Qantas fine
A struggle to divide the spoils of a fine of $ 90 million can make former Qantas employees richer if airline companies are not ordered to fill their union chests more.
In 2020, Qantas provided the roles of 1820 baggage transport, cleaning and ground personnel from the outsourced sources during the COVİD-19 pandemi, and was designed to prevent union bargaining power in the federal court negotiations.
Justice Michael Lee ordered Australia’s flagship airline to pay the largest employer in Australia’s industrial history.
He has paid $ 50 million to the Union of Transportation Workers to emphasize and prosecute illegal behavior, but he is not sure where the remaining $ 40 million should end.
On Wednesday, the union defended a larger part of the penalty pallta and claimed that his share should be $ 60 million.
The court said that the affected workers would be divided by $ 30 million.
“Obviously, the large size of the large size (the remaining $ 40 million) should go to employees, Noel, the union’s lawyer’s lawyer.
“But if your honor takes the position, everything (affected workers) should go.
Union, while waiting for the distribution of 40 million dollars produced by the interests should go to the workers, he said.
Hutley said the union’s main concern is that the discussion is not delayed the payments to the workers or not to be exposed to more legal costs.
Qantas did not address the court on a $ 40 million issue.
Justice Lee, who frightened Qantas despite the “power series ında in his hand, confirmed that no external side would receive a dollar.
Im I don’t want anyone to have any part of the punishment except the affected workers, ”Justice Lee said.
It will submit its decision on a later date.
Workers will receive about $ 65,900 for economic loss, pain and pain, each will receive an economic loss, pain and pain.
Legal costs related to the administration of the fund will be deducted from the accrued interest.
The court said on Wednesday that 1759 former employees with more than $ 15.8 million were paid general damages of $ 9000.
The economic and non -economic losses exposed to the dismissed workers are under assessment for the more compensation award.
“This was a terrible mistake that should be justified, M Michael Kaine, the National Secretary of TWU, said,“ This was a terrible mistake that should be right.
In his judiciary, Justice Lee said that some Qantas executives are more concerned about the damages caused by the damages to the company or more concern about the illegal behavior.
Orum I admit that Qantas is upset, but he said, ‘I don’t believe that the measure of regret is not the wrong genre. ”
Vanessa Hudson, the Chairman of the Executive Officer, adopted the decision and apologized for the airline and caused “real challenges for most of our former team”.
Qantas saved approximately $ 125 million in the year after the external use and stopped to save this amount every year, the court was said in 2021.
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