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Virgin Australia sued for allegedly standing down 800 workers before Easter
Virgin Australia is being sued for its decision to stand down hundreds of ground staff for three weeks, just ahead of the Easter long weekend.
Key points:
- Virgin and the TWU are in dispute about how many workers have been stood down
- Virgin blames the COVID pandemic for its decision
- Workers have been stood down in several states
It also comes as the JobKeeper wage subsidy expired over the weekend, which had provided crucial life support for the aviation industry as it struggled to keep afloat during the pandemic.
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) will argue on behalf of the workers that the airline breached terms of the enterprise agreement by standing down 800 staff from 29 March to 18 April without first consulting them.
It is seeking…
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