# An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas more than a billion-rand for illegally sacking about one-thousand-800 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The fine is the largest imposed by a court for violations of industrial relations laws in the country’s history. In his judgement, Federal Court Justice Michael Lee said he wanted the fine to act as a deterrent to other employers. The airline has agreed to pay the fine and said the ruling holds it accountable for actions that caused real harm to its employees.
Qantas hit with record fine for illegal layoffs during pandemic