Qantas owes workers $50,000: union

The Transport Workers Union of NSW says about 400 workers are owed $50,000 by Qantas. Source: AAP

A UNION says $50,000 in disability allowances owed by Qantas to 400 workers will be donated to a charity if the airline pays up.

The Transport Workers Union of NSW said on Friday the money was part of a disability allowance under the terms of their Workplace Agreement for exposure to construction work.

It says about 400 workers are owed the entitlement from the airline with amounts ranging from as little as $5 up to about $200 per person.

"This money has not been paid despite an agreement months ago that the airline would cough up the entitlements," the union's Sydney sub-branch secretary, Mick Pieri, said in a statement.

"The airline quibbled over the exact amounts owed to our members and argued that some members were entitled to very little, if anything at all.

"Rather than engage in a long legal battle over a few hundred dollars per person, our members decided that it would be better to donate the agreed combined total to charity."

A Qantas spokesman said the money would be paid straight to workers, who could then make their own decisions about where it should go.

"Qantas has made it clear that we will make these payments for the agreed amounts directly to our employees," he said.

"We have been awaiting confirmation from the Transport Workers Union on this before proceeding."

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