QABSY - High Court Of Australia Rules Against Qantas Airways Over Firing Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic | Benzinga

Qantas Airways Ltd (OTC: QABSY) allegedly violated the law when it terminated the employment of 1,700 ground staff members and substituted them with contracted workers in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the High Court of Australia, Qantas had valid commercial justifications for its actions in 2020 during the peak of pandemic-induced border closures. 

However, the court ruled that the company violated industrial law because it "sought to thwart" the unionized employees' rights to engage in industrial action and collectively bargain, Full story available on Benzinga.com