Court to rule on whether Qantas broke law by outsourcing 2,000 jobs

Airline denies claim by union that safety breaches occurred as a result of cost-cutting measures

The federal court is set to decide whether Qantas broke the law by outsourcing 2,000 ground-handling jobs, as the airline faces separate union claims that safety breaches have occurred as a result of the cost-cutting measures.

The court will decide on Friday whether Qantas’s decision to outsource the jobs was in line with the Fair Work Act. The case previously heard that a key Qantas decision-maker denied being aware of an internal report that warned the measure – aimed at saving the airline $100m annually – could cause brand damage.

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