The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has launched legal action against Qantas in the Fair Trade Commission over its bonus scheme which was announced by CEO Alan Joyce after the company made a record profit of $1.6 billion in 2018. The bonus was made up of a $500 staff travel credit and a cash…
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Australian Consumer Laws have a big impact on the marketing of Qantas. Jetstar have just been fined almost $2 million dollars after the ACCC launched legal action in December last year. Jetstar were penalised for making false and misleading representations about consumer guarantee rights breaching the Competition and Consumer Act. What got Jetstar into trouble…
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Qantas has just announced environmental plans to cut waste to landfill by 75% by the end of 2021 and remove over 100 million single-use plastic items each year from flights and lounges by the end of 2020. This is in response to growing public concern and awareness about the negative effects of business operations like…
Qantas Half Yearly report is in and it has seen its first-half profit fall because of heavier fuel costs. Qantas’ profit was down 18% to $780 million from the same time last year. Over the six months, Qantas spent $2 billion on fuel alone, a $416 million increase. Qantas is not the only airline affected…
I really liked the way the Qantas case study followed the syllabus. It was very comprehensive and enabled me to handle any combination of question the examiners may have asked. It certainly gave me a competitive advantage.
David recently ran a workshop for our Year 12 Business Studies class on the Qantas Case Study. This was a very valuable experience for our students as David has an extensive knowledge of Qantas, which coupled with his in-depth knowledge of the HSC syllabus, proved very useful. The workshop was extremely interactive and David is adept at engaging students through different questioning strategies. David also provided some very helpful tips on the best way to approach questions in the HSC. I would highly recommend this workshop to other schools.
