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Qantas labour hire workers due to land major pay rise

Hundreds of Qantas labour hire workers are set to receive a big pay rise under Labor's landmark "same job, same pay" reforms after a union deal.

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'We have had to scramble': Commuter chaos as bus drivers strike

Rideshare fares surged with Canberra's bus network off the road.

The Canberra Times

Qantas ordered to pay $170,000 to three workers illegally sacked at start of pandemic

Judge rebukes airline for ‘vast legal costs’ expended to defend claims of illegally firing baggage handlers

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Sackings 'very likely' in pandemic crisis, Qantas says

Qantas staff unlawfully fired in 2020 should get reduced compensation because they would have been fired in 2021 anyway, lawyers for the airline have argued.

AAP

Almost 1,700 illegally sacked Qantas workers would have been retrenched following year, court hears

Former chief executive says there would have been strong commercial reasons in ‘the context of the pandemic’ for choosing to outsource the roles

The Guardian - AU

Qantas workers' distress forms major compensation claim

The psychological distress of workers who were illegally sacked by Qantas during the COVID-19 pandemic will form part of a major compensation case.

AAP

Southwest Airlines Reaches Tentative Agreement With Transport Workers Union

Southwest Airlines and Transport Workers Union reach a positive agreement, emphasizing collaboration and employee well-being.

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Virgin should get rights to extra Bali flights over Jetstar, Transport Workers Union says

TWU backs Virgin over Qantas’s budget carrier, citing former’s commitment to employing locally based crews in submission to International Air Services Commission

The Guardian - AU

Danger posed by drowsy truckies revealed in alarming figures

Technology is available to generate a microsleep alarm, but it's rarely used.

The Canberra Times

High Court ruling vindicates sacked Qantas workers but doesn't stop the outsourcing of jobs in the future

Qantas faces a potentially huge compensation payout to sacked workers, in a further knock to the carrier’s already diminished reputation.

The Conversation

High court rules Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic

Decision exposes embattled airline to mammoth compensation bill in major win for the Transport Workers Union

The Guardian - AU

ACT considering ESA review findings as unions call for public release

An 'action plan' would be released 'shortly', staff have been told.

The Canberra Times

Truck drivers protest at Aldi over safety standards

Transport workers are protesting at Aldi stores as the union says the German supermarket giant is putting drivers under pressure.

AAP

High Court to hear battle between Qantas and Transport Workers' Union over ground crew outsourcing

The long-running battle between Qantas and the Transport Workers' Union over the sacking of 1,700 ground staff at the height of the pandemic moves to the High Court in Canberra.

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Scott's Refrigerated Logistics enters liquidation, losing $8m a month

Scott's Refrigerated Logistics has been recording monthly losses of $8 million, with creditors voting today to send all six of its companies into liquidation.

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