Qantas sacked 1,700 workers over loudspeaker in lunchroom
Qantas fired 1,700 employees over a lunchroom loudspeaker
- Qantas employees were abruptly fired
- The Supreme Court ruled it was illegal
An illegally dismissed Qantas employee revealed that 1,700 staffers were told they would lose their jobs because of the canteen PA system.
Don Dixon, a former rig supervisor, recalled the moment he found out he would lose his job in the disaster an interview on A Current Affair on Wednesday evening.
Mr. Dixon had nothing but love for the company he had worked for for more than twenty years until new management came in.
‘I absolutely loved Qantas. It was a fantastic company to work for until Joyce took over,” Mr. Dixon told ACA host Allison Langdon.
The interview came hours after Australia’s High Court ruled that the once-beloved airline had illegally dismissed employees during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Don Dixon, a former Qantas ramp supervisor, told A Current Affair that almost 1,700 workers were told over the lunchroom loudspeaker that they would be made redundant.
Australia’s High Court ruled the plane had illegally terminated runways on Wednesday during the Covid-19 pandemic (photo: former CEO Alan Joyce)
According to Mr. Dixon, at the time of the announcement, lunchroom workers were told they would have three months before they would lose their jobs.
“They could have mailed something, but I don’t think they would have paid for the stamp,” Dixon said.
‘Over the loudspeaker, in the lunchroom, we all sat together. It was just a brutal moment.”
More to come.