A Qantas pilot facing the sack for turning 65 claims the airline is unlawfully discriminating against him based on age. He has filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission. This week, the Federal Court imposed a temporary injunction…
Qantas has won an appeal after losing an unfair dismissal case for sacking a flight attendant for stealing alcohol. The decision by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission overturned an initial ruling. That first ruling found the former…
The Transport Workers Union is suing Qantas over sick leave during the coronavirus pandemic. The union claims the airline is still responsible for paying sick leave to 25,000 workers currently stood down. Transport Workers Union sues on behalf of sick…
Qantas is facing further criticism from unions for allegedly failing to protect workers from coronavirus. Currently, more than 750 Adelaide Airport staff are in self-isolation in an attempt to contain a growing cluster of COVID -19 cases. Additionally, Qantas is…
Qantas suspended an aircraft cleaner after he warned co-workers about being exposed to coronavirus. SafeWork NSW is investigating the suspension, writing to the airline's CEO Alan Joyce about the incident which happened in February. Qantas suspends aircraft cleaner after warning…
Flight Centre is standing down 3,800 Australian staff, or making them redundant, in a desperate bid to save the company. The move is part of a global move by Flight Centre which will see 6,000 sales and support staff lose…
All Tigerair pilots will lose their jobs permanently as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Virgin Australia, which owns Tigerair, confirmed more than 1,000 workers will be permanently out of work. Tigerair pilots lose their jobs after Virgin stands down…
