Airline could still outsource more jobs in the future
Qantas workers have won their legal battle but experts say the airline could still outsource jobs in the future. The high court has found Qantas acted illegally when it sacked 17-hundred workers during the pandemic and it will have to pay compensation however, workers fear it won't be enough to deter other businesses from similar moves.
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00:00 Getting planes into the sky takes a team of people on the ground.
00:09 Anne Gurgis was one of them.
00:10 Her camera role holds memories of good times, working as a cleaner for Qantas for 27 years.
00:17 I wanted to retire there.
00:18 I loved it.
00:19 I was more at work than when I was at home.
00:23 She was sacked by the airline three years ago and hasn't worked since.
00:27 I was very depressed.
00:29 My family and friends saw the difference in me.
00:31 They helped me get through it and yesterday was victory.
00:36 The High Court has ruled in favour of workers like Anne, finding Qantas had illegally outsourced
00:42 the jobs of 1,700 ground staff to avoid industrial action.
00:48 It doesn't mean Anne or any of her co-workers will be getting their jobs back.
00:52 There will be compensation, but it may turn out to be less money than the airline has
00:57 already saved by its original decision to outsource.
01:01 We really need Federal Parliament to look at this and urgently act so we have a proper
01:05 deterrent and a proper remedy for hard workers when they're illegally sacked.
01:10 It's won in a series of very public missteps by Qantas.
01:14 Shareholders are putting pressure on the business for more change at the top, as well as a review
01:20 of a $24 million payout to former boss Alan Joyce.
01:25 The board need to look at what were the contracts in place and also what should be clawed back
01:31 from Joyce.
01:32 They also need to understand how the current CEO was potentially involved.
01:37 Qantas is facing another legal fight.
01:39 With the ACCC pursuing allegations it sold tickets to already cancelled flights.
01:46 An airline set for more turbulence ahead.
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