So after losing the initial Federal court case, then the
appeal to that case, Qaint-arse is now taking their argument to the High Court. Here's hoping they get their arses handed to them
again to prove their dog act was illegal.
Qantas given green light to appeal court ruling that outsourcing baggage handlers was illegal
Qantas has been given the green light to fight a court ruling that its outsourcing of about 1700 ground crew workers during the Covid-19 pandemic was unlawful.
The High Court granted the national carrier special leave to appeal against two earlier Federal Court rulings in a hearing on Friday.
Qantas earlier this year vowed to take its case to the High Court after losing its appeal against a 2021 ruling that the outsourcing was unlawful.
The Federal Court found the airline’s decision was partially motivated by many of the sacked workers being union members with stronger bargaining capability. The full bench of the Federal Court in May unanimously rejected Qantas’ first appeal against the decision.
The Transport Workers’ Union says it will “mount the strongest possible case” in the High Court following the outcome of Friday’s hearing.
Qantas has struggled with a shortage of baggage handlers since it outsourced its own ground crews and replaced many of them with staff contracted from labour hire companies.