It was one of the largest sackings in Australian corporate history - and now, the High Court has found it was illegal. After a lengthy legal battle, almost 1700 workers sacked by Qantas during the COVID-19 pandemic are celebrating the country's top court finding in their favour.
Now, it may have to pay big for breaking the law.
At the time, Qantas Domestic C-E-O Andrew David expressed sympathy towards the workers whose jobs were cut as a result. "The last three years has been horrendous for my colleagues and myself. A lot of us have struggled to gain other employment, there's been relationship breakdowns, people who've had to sell their houses. And this is justification and redemption for us today, to come away with the unanimous win - sorry, I've got a bit of emotion in my voice - a unanimous win. Seven judges of the High Court have said, 'Yep, they were in the wrong.
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke has also used a Question Time address to celebrate the decision.
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