In a Sydney courtroom, Justice Michael Lee confronted a painful irony: workers who fought for years to win justice against Qantas now find themselves waiting still longer — not for a verdict, but for a cheque. The law firm entrusted with distributing $120 million in compensation to 1,820 unlawfully dismissed workers missed its court-ordered deadline, prompting a sharp judicial rebuke and raising the deeper question of whether legal victory, without timely delivery, is victory at all. Five years after their dismissal, these workers remain caught between institutions that have acknowledged their
Judge Lee rebukes Qantas workers' lawyers over $120M compensation delays
1820 workers unlawfully sacked during pandemic have waited over 5 years for compensation owed to them, with minimal payments received despite court orders.