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Qantas took a long-running battle with the Transport Workers' Union over sacked staff to the High Court, where the airline today lost its appeal. ...

Sacked workers in the courtroom pumped their fists hearing the decision.

The Australian airline has been embroiled in several scandals since the pandemic began.

Qantas has apologised for the "personal impact" its outsourcing decision had on workers after the High Court ruled it had illegally sacked more than 1,600 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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…

Australia's highest court has rejected a bid by Qantas to overturn a ruling that it illegally outsourced 1700 jobs during the pandemic.

Qantas Airways has lost its challenge to a court ruling that the Australian flag carrier had illegally fired 1,700 baggage handlers, cleaners and other ground staff at the height of pandemic travel disruptions

Qantas now faces penalties and compensation payments to affected workers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

That court upheld a Federal Court judge’s ruling that the sacking of Qantas staff at 10 Australian airports in 2020 was illegal.

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