‘Shameful’: Qantas fined $250K for standing down health and safety rep during COVID-19

Employment 2024-03-06 10:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

Qantas has been hit with a $250,000 fine for standing down a health and safety representative who directed co-workers to cease unsafe work during COVID-19, with a judge saying the airline’s conduct was “shameful” and designed to “advance its own commercial interests”.