Qantas will pay 1,800 illegally fired ground handlers $120million following the end of negotiations in a four-year landmark industrial relations battle.
Qantas confirmed it settled with the Transport Workers Union on Tuesday afternoon with CEO Vaness Hudson extending her apologies to the affected workers.
‘This is an important step in bringing closure to these individuals and I want to reiterate our sincere apologies to those impacted and their families,’ she said in a statement published to the ASX.
‘We know this has been a difficult period for those affected and are pleased we have been able to work closely with the Transport Workers Union to expedite this process and resolve it ahead of Christmas.’
The decision to sack 1,683 workers across 10 major n airports in 2020 was made under the leadership of the airline’s former CEO, Alan Joyce.
More to come.