Alan Joyce has been writing his book. Here’s how five people illegally sacked by his airline have fared
Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is releasing a book about his tenure, while over 1,800 workers he unlawfully sacked in 2020 are still awaiting their full compensation. Despite court rulings in favor of the workers, the payout process remains stalled by legal complexities and administrative delays.
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Share A A A Late last year, former Qantas boss Alan Joyce told the world that he had written a book about his tenure at the top of the airline. He has not had to wait long for its publication. That will happen on Tuesday.
More than 1800 of his former workers, mostly ground crew, baggage handlers and cleaners, have been waiting a lot longer for the final chapter of their Qantas story.
That group, unlawfully sacked by the airline in an outsourcing drive amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, and vindicated by a case that went all the way to the High Court in 2023 , have still largely not received their compensation . Qantas’ years of legal opposition, followed by complex compensation calculations, have seen to that.
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