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Sleeping Virgin flight attendant’s dismissal not unfair, FWC finds
Aviation 2023-01-24 5:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has overturned a ruling that a Virgin Australia flight attendant was unfairly sacked, finding she breached the airlineā€™s policies by sleeping on the job and stashing snacks in her crew bag.

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ACCC may ground Virgin, Alliance Airlines charter agreement
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-10-21 4:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is currently ā€œnot satisfiedā€ that the public benefits from allowing Virgin and Alliance to continue to cooperate in markets for fly-in fly-out customers will outweigh its competition concerns.Ā 

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Virgin says funderā€™s $5M security in investor class action ā€˜unsatisfactoryā€™
Class Actions 2022-08-08 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Virgin Airlines has argued a litigation funderā€™s indemnity for its legal costs is not enough for it to bring a class action on behalf of bond holders over a 2019 prospectus, claiming the airline expects to spend more than $5 million defending the proceedings.

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Sleeping Virgin flight attendant’s dismissal harsh and unfair, FWC says
Employment 2022-07-15 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

A long-serving Virgin Australia flight attendant who was found sleeping on the job was unfairly sacked given the length of her employment with the airline, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Virgin moves to throw out ā€˜unintelligibleā€™ lawsuit over COVID-19 jab mandate
COVID-19 2022-07-06 3:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Virgin Australia will seek to throw out a case brought by former employees over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which a lawyer for Qantas and Jetstar, which are also named in the suit, said ā€œbreaks every pleading ruleā€.

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Virgin ordered to hand over insurance details in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-06-29 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Virgin Australia has been ordered to disclose whether its insurer has agreed to indemnify it for any liability it may have in a shareholder class action over a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising just months before it filed for administration.

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Virgin Australia won’t take financial hit from shareholder class action
Securities 2022-05-13 10:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

A shareholder class action against Virgin Australia over representations made in a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising won’t put a dent in the airline’s financials, the company said Friday.

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Virgin Australia hit with class action over 2019 prospectus
Class Actions 2022-05-12 8:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Virgin Australia has been hit with a shareholder class action over representations made in a 2019 prospectus for a capital raising to fund its $700 million acquisition of the Velocity loyalty program, just six months before the airline sank into administration.

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Virgin says top pilot was not sacked for complaining about bullying by CEO
Employment 2022-05-10 3:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Virgin Australia has struck back at a lawsuit by its former chief pilot alleging the airline sacked him for complaining of bullying and harassment by its CEO, saying it terminated the pilot’s employment after he was deemed medically unfit for his role.

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Commissioner with frequent flyer card won’t recuse himself from Virgin vaccine challenge
Employment 2022-04-19 1:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Fair Work Commissioner Nick Wilson has dismissed a recusal bid by nine former Virgin employees who argued his frequent flyer membership with the airline meant he was unable to hear their cases.

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