Introduction
* Purpose of the report—give suggestions to my client who is interested in ethical investing by analyzing and evaluating the ethical and financial issues.
* Definition of ethical investing. (source: http://www.ethicalinvesting.com/)
* Brief description and general information about Qantas.
(source: Qantas’ official website) * History(development) * Business * Corporate Governance
* Outline the report’s section and recommendation. * Ethical issue—fair work condition which includes fair salary and job security.
(e.g. Qantas strike) * Financial issue—share price history (2003-2012)
Evaluation of Qantas in terms of fair work condition. * Definition of fair work condition. (source: http://www.fairwork.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx) * Overview of the fair work act. (book—understanding the fair work act 2nd edi)
* Brief description of the performance in this area of Qantas. * e.g. Qantas strike which happened in 2011–(issue: respect the rights of employees)
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Qantas_trade_union_disputes)
* Analyzing the reasons for Qantas strike and evaluating Qantas management’s performances. * Fair salary
e.g.
i. Pilot—compare to Qantas airline pilots, pilots of Jetstar airline are paid less than 50% . ii. Qantas plans to lay off 1000 jobs in order to solve the problem of being loss in the international airline; however, it gave the CEO a bonus as 2 million. iii. Why it is unfair.( give the reason)
(source:http://www.news.com.au)
(source: Federal Court of Australia, Qantas Airway Ltd v Transport Workers’ Union of Australia (No 2) [2011], FCA 816)
* Working condition—job security , training
e.g.
Engineers—better salary and job security;
Ground staff—job security i. Reason for Qantas staff’s argument. ii. What does job security contain? iii. What should an ethical company do in