Qantas has lost its appeal against a Federal Court decision that ruled the outsourcing of thousands of ground crew workers was illegal. The finding means the airline may have to compensate the sacked workers and face additional penalties ( The New Daily ). To avoid that Qantas plans to appeal the decision in the High Court. Roughly 1680 workers lost their jobs in 2021 due to Qantas outsourcing ground-handling operations at 10 Australian airports, in a bid to save more than $100m a year. The court ruled that Qantas will not have to reinstate the jobs as that would force the company to recreate its ground operations, involving large capital expenditure and significant delay.