Qantas has announced up to 2500 jobs will be axed and all ground crew roles will be outsourced across 11 major Australian airports due to the impact of coronavirus.
Under the proposed changes, Qantas and low-cost arm Jetstar will outsource ground operations, including baggage handling and aircraft cleaning at major airports.
The work is currently done by around 2000 Qantas staff and 370 Jetstar employees, who will now be required to negotiate a new workplace agreement to keep their roles.
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"This is the greatest challenge the aviation industry has ever faced, and airlines have to change how they operate to ensure they can survive long-term," Qantas Domestic CEO Andrew David said.
The Australian airline had earlier announced around 6000 redundancies and multi-billion dollar losses due to the global pandemic.
More to come.
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