Recent News and Discussions About Qantas Layoffs
Qantas idles 2500 more staff as COVID-19 cuts domestic flights
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/qantas-idles-2500-more-staff-covid-19-cuts-domestic-flights-2021-08-02/
Aug 2, 2021 — Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) is temporarily idling about 2500 employees without pay for at least two months in a bid to cope with fresh …
Qantas to cut domestic capacity amid high fuel prices, staffing …
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/qantas-says-gareth-evans-will-step-down-jetstar-ceo-2022-06-24/
Jun 23, 2022 — Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Friday that it would cut domestic capacity through March 2023 as it grappled with the higher fuel prices …
Executives defend industry as airlines cancel scores of flights
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/20/qantas-ceo-defends-industry-as-airlines-cancel-flights-around-world.html
Jun 20, 2022 — … as layoffs have put pressure on airports and airlines facing a surge of summer passengers eager to travel. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, …
Qantas Pilots Warn Safety Risks Loom as Air Travel Rebounds
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-25/qantas-pilots-warn-safety-risks-are-looming-as-travel-rebounds
May 25, 2022 — Qantas Airways Ltd.’s pilots union has warned of looming risks to flight … decimated by layoffs and bereft of its most experienced pilots.
Qantas adds to job cuts by outsourcing 2000 roles – BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55126705
Nov 30, 2020 — Qantas will outsource more than 2,000 ground staff roles in an effort to limit its financial losses. The job cuts are on top of 6,000 roles …
Qantas stands down 2500 staff due to Sydney lockdown – ABC
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-03/qantas-stands-down-2500-staff-due-to-sydney-lockdown/100344592
Aug 2, 2021 — Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the stand-down announced today was forecast to last for two months, but no further job losses were …
Australian Airline Company Lays Off 2,500 Staff Amid Covid …
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/world-news-australian-airlines-company-layoffs-2500-staff-amid-covid-19-lockdown/390325
Aug 3, 2021 — Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said Tuesday that 2,500 staff from Qantas Airways and budget subsidiary Jetstar would be furloughed for an …
Qantas staff brace for possible job losses – Travel Daily
https://www.traveldailymedia.com/qantas-staff-brace-for-possible-job-losses/
Jul 23, 2021 — In mid-2020, nearly 15,000 Qantas employees were laid off without pay or placed on forced leave as the national carrier cut 6000 jobs and …
Qantas to cut 6000 jobs and keep 15000 stood down in bid to …
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/25/qantas-to-cut-6000-jobs-and-keep-15000-stood-down-in-bid-to-survive-coronavirus-downturn
Jun 24, 2020 — Australia’s flag carrier, Qantas , will sack 6,000 people and continue to stand down half its 30,000-strong workforce as it struggles to cope …
‘Outrageous’: Qantas criticised for standing down 20,000 …
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/19/coronavirus-qantas-and-jetstar-to-suspend-international-flights-and-stand-down-20000-workers
Mar 18, 2020 — Alan Joyce, chief of Australia’s national airline, says Qantas will not be one of the airlines that are ‘going to go under’