Newly appointed Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson has offered an apology for the illegal sacking of more than one thousand workers during the pandemic and acknowledged the hurt caused by the decision. A hearing is set for the Federal Court for Wednesday to decide whether a mediator will be brought in to settle compensation for the workers. “She made a phone call, reached out and said that she acknowledged that the workers had had a really hard time,” said Transport Workers’ Union National Secretary Michael Kaine. “And said that she’d be willing to meet the workers at some point in the future to personally pass on that apology,” he told Sky News Australia. “And of course that’s important … but words are words, actions and actions and what we need to see from Qantas is a real intention to turn over a new leaf.”
Newly appointed Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson has offered an apology for the illegal sacking of more than one thousand workers during the pandemic and acknowledged the hurt caused by the decision.
A hearing is set for the Federal Court for Wednesday to decide whether a mediator will be brought in to settle compensation for the workers. “She made a phone call, reached out and said that she acknowledged that the workers had had a really hard time,” said Transport Workers’ Union National Secretary Michael Kaine.
“And said that she’d be willing to meet the workers at some point in the future to personally pass on that apology,” he told Sky News Australia. “And of course that’s important … but words are words, actions and actions and what we need to see from Qantas is a real intention to turn over a new leaf.”
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