A judge has fined Qantas Airways $59 million for illegally firing over 1,800 ground staff at the start of the Covid-19 ...

Immediate focus is on aviation and road transport, including truck, bus and ride-share drivers, and food-delivery workers.

An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground ...

Qantas extends direct flights between Brisbane and Koror in Palau, a Pacific island nation, for another year after the route ...

The illegal firings were one of several scandals and corporate missteps at Qantas during the pandemic. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Monday's decision follows a December agreement on a compensation fund of A$120 million struck by the airline and the sacked ...

Australia’s Federal Court has imposed a record A$90 million (£43m; $59m) fine on Qantas for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ...

An Australian court fined Qantas A$90 million on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the ...

Qantas' $90 million fine for unlawfully sacking 1820 baggage handlers and ground staff in 2020 puts unions in a greater ...

Qantas has been fined for the “illegal” pandemic layoffs, when 1,800 workers were fired in exchange for outsourced labor.

The illegal sacking of more than 1800 workers has cost money, reputations and investor angst. But after its record penalty, ...