Vanessa Hudson and Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Michael Kaine to attend proceedings as penalties expected to run into hundreds of millions of dollars
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupOn Wednesday, Justice Michael Lee said he was hopeful the parties – who have maintained a combative relationship during the tenure of former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce – could now “resolve their differences” at mediation.
“I have a very strong view about the need for people to be invested in this process at the highest levels … [for] persons with authority to settle the claim of statutory compensation on behalf of all parties, including the secretary of the applicant and the chief executive officer of the first respondent, Ms Hudson,” Lee said.
Lee responded: “I don’t want it to be attended to by a lawyer. I want the chief executive officer to be present together with the person leading the union to be there.” Gibian said the mediation process should deal with compensation for workers and penalties for Qantas separately. “We don’t wish there to be any perception that the resolution of one will be traded off as the resolution of another.”
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