- Qantas to slash 850 corporate jobs with some outsourced to India
Qantas will slash 850 corporate roles with some set to be outsourced to India following a deal with tech firm Accenture.
The first cuts are expected as early as mid-2027, with rolling cuts following in the coming years across its finance, procurement and marketing teams.
The news was broken by Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson in an email to staff.
“Like every airline, we run on technology built up over decades for a different era, including more than 1,000 legacy applications that were never designed to work together,” Hudson said in the email.
“It will allow us to unlock innovation faster and accelerate our use of AI, with lasting benefits.”
The share market responded favorably to the announcement with Qantas shares climbing more than 6 per cent during trading.
The Australian Services Union (ASU) said it was blindsided by the announcement.
“We were told at the time that there was no plan for 1,000 jobs to be offshored and yet today staff have been told by Vanessa Hudson that up to 850 jobs could be sent offshore,” ASU Assistant National Secretary Scott Cowen said.
