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Old 3rd Oct 2004, 09:52
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Argus
 
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Sorry, that's not what you previously said.

You previously said:
IT WOULD BE UNLAWFULL FOR QANTAS TO LOCK OUT FAs DURING A STRIKE AS THEY WILL BE TAKING PROTECTED INDUSTRIAL ACTION
That is incorrect. Subject to meeting certain conditions, QANTAS can lock out employees during a properly notified bargaining period.

In your later (changed) version, you say:
It would be unlawful for Qantas to take any form of recourse against those FAs choosing to take part in any "protected" industrial action.
That's still incorrect. Certainly, Qantas can't dismiss an employee merely for taking protected industrial action. It must follow the normal procedures to dismiss someone who is incompetent, or for taking illegal and unprotected industrial action.

But, subject to meeting certain pre-requisites (which are set out in my earlier post), it would not be unlawful for QANTAS to lock out employees during a properly notified bargaining period.

If you take industrial action, protected or otherwise, you can't expect the employer to stand idly by and not avail itself of all available legal remedies to minimise its loss and maintain normal operations as best it can.

Last edited by Argus; 3rd Oct 2004 at 10:15.
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