‘Wrong kind of sorry’: Qantas hit with $90m penalty for illegally sacking 1800 ground staff

Qantas has been fined $90 million for illegally terminating over 1800 ground workers five years ago, with Justice Michael Lee criticizing the airline’s lack of genuine contrition. This landmark penalty, the largest in Australian corporate history, aims to support unions in enforcing workers’ rights and follows a previous $120 million compensation to the affected employees.

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