The legacy of Alan Joyce’s 15 years at the helm of Qantas will live on in many ways. He broke many business conventions, but his arguably aggressive industrial relations agenda may find its way into the corporate history books.
So, it really felt like the end of an era this week, when the Federal Court handed down the parameters for compensating 1700 ground handlers illegally sacked by Qantas during the pandemic.
New Qantas chief Vanessa Hudson will have to clean up the industrial relations mess she inherited from Alan Joyce.Credit: Dion Georgopoulos
The airline and the Transport Workers Union now need to get back to the negotiating table to nut out the payment for each worker.
Qantas has been ordered to pay a total of $170,000 to three former workers whose jobs were unlawfully outsourced, and the …