Qantas has issued its first-ever apology to workers after the High Court upheld a ruling finding the airline illegally sacked 1,700 ground crew staff members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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00:00 Qantas maintained it had to outsource the jobs for commercial reasons, but the union
00:07 argued the motivation was to avoid industrial action when things returned to normal, which
00:13 breached the Fair Work Act.
00:16 Today, the workers emerged triumphant.
00:21 The Court of Public Opinion already handed down their decision on Qantas. What we want
00:26 to see is this, we want to see Qantas restore respect for both their customers and the workforce.
00:33 For those who lost their jobs, it was a moment of sweetness after three years of stress.
00:42 This really is a brilliant vibe isn't it? You know, to have a win.
00:46 Fairy tales come true.
00:48 We loved Qantas, the people behind me, the workers that stood there made sure that your
00:51 airline was the safest in the world. It's not the safest in the world anymore, but let's
00:55 hope it gets back to there.
00:57 Qantas has acknowledged the ruling in a statement, and that it will have to pay penalties and
01:02 compensation to the workers. The union says it hopes to bring the case on in the Federal
01:08 Court within days.
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