Baggage handlers filmed hurling Qantas luggage onto conveyor belt stood down pending investigation

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Key points:- The video, shared widely on social media, shows the workers throwing the bags with force- The cargo handling company Swissport says the matter is being urgently investigated- Its chief executive says the behaviour seen in the video "let all of us down"The video shows three workers picking up bags from a Qantas container and throwing them onto the belt.A spokesperson for Swissport confirmed late on Saturday morning "the staff in question have been stood down pending an urgent investigation"."The behaviours in the video let all of us down – most importantly our frontline staff who have worked so hard through Post CoVID ramp Up to assure quality standards in at times challenging circumstances," he said.The Federal Court last year found in favour of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) against Qantas in challenging the outsourcing of about 2,000 jobs by the airline.Mr Thompson denied the behaviour was the result of outsourcing, saying "we've got procedures in place, and we work with our ground handling agents right across Australia and they follow our procedures."

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