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Qantas must pass on full jobkeeper subsidy to workers, federal court rules – The Guardian
Decision likely to affect other businesses as union say workers owed thousands of dollars each
Unions have won a landmark federal court case over jobkeeper against airline Qantas, with the federal court ruling companies have to pass the full wages subsidy on to workers.
If Qantas does not successfully appeal it will be required to make backpay to hundreds of workers, each of which unions estimate could be due thousands of dollars.
Other companies across the economy could also be forced to make similar payments.
A group of unions, including the Transport Workers Union and the Australian…
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