Qantas Gets Court Rebuke, A$90 Million Fine for Illegal Firings
In a ruling Monday, the Federal Court of Australia told Qantas to pay A$50 million of the penalty directly to the Transport Workers' Union, which had sued the airline over the firings. A portion of the remainder, to be determined at a later hearing, might go to some of the 1,820 affected workers.
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