Qantas is facing a major compensation bill after the Federal Court found that Qantas had illegally fired 1700 workers in 2020.
👉 Background: Qantas, Australia’s national airline carrier, has been around since 1922. In fact, it is the third oldest airline in the world. But over the pandemic, we saw Qantas go through non-stop turbulence where they suffered $7 billion in losses.
👉 What happened: As if that wasn’t enough, now Qantas is facing a major compensation bill after the Federal Court found that Qantas had illegally fired 1700 workers in 2020 for what they claimed as “covid-related cost-cutting measures”. But, once the pandemic ended, Qantas didn’t replace the employees.
👉 What else: The Federal Court has found that those layoffs weren't actually Covid-related and now Qantas is facing a major compensation bill - expected to be worth over $100 million. And this ruling isn't going to do Qantas any favours when it comes to attracting and retaining talent.
💡When it comes to attracting talent, employment scandals are the ultimate red flag.
💡When a company is publicly shamed for not treating or paying its workers properly, this can affect its ability to attract and retain talent. In fact, 40% of businesses struggle to recruit good candidates and that challenge becomes even tougher for companies that have a public history of missing the mark as employers.
💡Other major companies have also come under fire for failing in their employee duties:
And, both of them have fallen down the brand trust ratings over the past few years. Coincidence? Hmmmm?
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