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Running Head: QANTAS DISPUTE OF 2011 AND ITS IMPACTQANTAS DISPUTE OF 2011 AND ITS IMPACTName of the Student:Name of University:Author Note:
1QANTAS DISPUTE OF 2011 AND ITS IMPACTTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Discussion........................................................................................................................................2Background..................................................................................................................................2External environment...................................................................................................................3Stakeholders.................................................................................................................................5ALAEA....................................................................................................................................5TWU........................................................................................................................................5AIPA........................................................................................................................................6Government.............................................................................................................................6Solution........................................................................................................................................6Relevance.....................................................................................................................................7Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8Reference.........................................................................................................................................9
2QANTAS DISPUTE OF 2011 AND ITS IMPACTIntroductionEmployee safety and satisfaction is considered to be a pivotal part for any company.Company satisfaction can be met through increase the wages or giving special facilities to theemployees. In fact, it is important for the company to provide a good workplace environment.However, in course of its market orientation the Qantas Airlines of Australia had faced a seriesof strikes and protest from the workers and employees in 2011 (Mules and Hsie 2013). It wasinfamously known as the 2011 Qantas industrial dispute. The conflict had been staged betweenthe Qantas management of Australia and the trade unions. In this context, it can be argued thatenterprising bargaining was the primary cause behind this workplace dispute and the Qantas hadto pay a huge loss due to the occurrence of this dispute (Seufert 2014). Hence, the purpose of thisreport is to put focus on the various organisational underpinnings that rendered an impetus forthe conflict. The number of issues and its volume of magnanimity are going to take place in thediscussion. Therefore, the report is outlined in such a manner that can able to highlight thebackground and external environment of the dispute. Besides this, the response of thestakeholders is also come into discussion. In this regards, a pertinent question has been askedabout the way the issue had come into an end and finally the report analysed the efficiency of thesolution in related to the employment relation in Australia.DiscussionBackgroundThe issue was started in the mid 20011 when Qantas and the trade union of Australiawent into industrial bargaining. The trade union members were demanded an increase in the
3QANTAS DISPUTE OF 2011 AND ITS IMPACTwage and wanted to guarantee their improvements in working condition. In this context, therewere three relevant unions in terms of the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association(ALAEA), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Australian and International PilotsAssociation (AIPA). The dispute was taking into action on 29th October, 2011 when Qantasannounced a press release about lock out of the engineers, staffs and pilots (The Sydney MorningHerald 2011). In its official announcement the spokesperson of the company claimed that Qantaswas unable to continue its business due to over aspiring demands of the trade unions. As a resultof that all the employees started protesting against this drastic decision. In fact, the demand ofthe trade unions indirectly helped out the Qantas management to shut down its business insteadof solving the problem (Briskin 2016). In his words, the Chief Executive of Qantas Alan Joycedeliberately condemned the trade union for their extreme demands. Nevertheless, Qantaswitnessed a financial crisis because of the decision of lock out. Approximately $15 million perweek on loss of revenue with a ban on the airline company staged the way for Qantas to stepback (Shaw, McPhail and Ressia 2018). In this situation the Fair Work Act came into action. Asthe Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans prompted to imply a ban on the company theAustralian legislation took part in it and gradually withdrew the suspension over Qantas. TheCourt opined that the magnanimity of Qantas business stagnation left a deep impact on theAustralian tourism industry and ordered to set up a discussion session through which Qantascould sort out its disputes with the trade unions.External environmentThe Qantas lock out in 2011 was considered to be an important event in the history ofbusiness dynamics in Australia. It ushered a new perception of the business activities around thecountry. There are some important factors which further contributed to instigate the dispute. It
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