High court rules Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from on (#6EPVQ)
Decision exposes embattled airline to mammoth compensation bill in major win for the Transport Workers Union
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Qantas has lost its high court bid to overturn a ruling that it illegally outsourced 1,700 ground handler jobs.
On Wednesday the high court unanimously upheld a full federal court decision exposing the embattled airline to a mammoth compensation bill for laying off staff at 10 airports in November 2020.
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