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Qantas to outsource 850 local jobs with most roles moving to India

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Qantas announced plans to outsource 850 local corporate jobs to Accenture, with most roles moving to India as part of a multi-year deal aimed at modernizing the airline's IT systems and reducing costs. CEO Vanessa Hudson informed staff that job cuts will start in mid-2027, beginning with finance, procurement, people, and marketing roles. The company expects these changes to streamline operations and increase efficiency amid rising fuel costs and technological advancements.

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Qantas, the Australian airline, announced plans to cut 850 local jobs and outsource many of these roles to India as part of a deal with technology consulting firm Accenture. The job cuts, which include positions in finance, procurement, human resources, and marketing, will begin by mid-2027. CEO Vanessa Hudson stated the changes aim to modernize back-end systems, processes, and data to increase efficiency and invest more in customers and future growth amid high fuel costs and rapid technological advancements. The airline plans to consult with affected employees and their unions over the next few months before finalizing decisions.

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Qantas will outsource 850 local corporate jobs to consulting giant Accenture with most roles moving to India as the airline fast-tracks AI investment.

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The deal with Accenture means "we will redesign and simplify parts of how our corporate functions work and reduce duplication", Hudson said, so staff can "spend more time on work that creates value for our customers and the business".

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- Published Qantas will outsource 850 local corporate jobs to consulting giant Accenture with most roles moving to India as the airline fast-tracks AI investment.

2026-11-10 · BBC News

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- Published Qantas will outsource 850 local corporate jobs to consulting giant Accenture with most roles moving to India as the airline fast-tracks AI investment. asserted

airline → outsource → investment

In an internal email to staff on Tuesday, the Australian company's CEO Vanessa Hudson said "this is hard news for some and I'm sorry for the uncertainty it brings". asserted

it → say → uncertainty

The job cuts will begin mid-2027, she said, and start with finance, procurement, people and marketing roles shifting "mostly" to teams in India and "some in Australia" as the firm seeks to modernise its IT systems. asserted

firm → begin → systems

Hudson said the "scale and speed of change in technology and AI is something none of us has seen in our lifetime", and it was in talks with unions and staff on the plans. asserted

it → say → plans

The move comes days after the airline provided a market update, flagging fare increases and flight cuts amid higher fuel costs. asserted

airline → come → costs

On its new multi-year deal with Accenture, Hudson said it was about "modernising" the airline's IT systems to become "more efficient". asserted

it → say → systems

Qantas spends more than AU$1bn (US$691m; £514m) a year on technology, she said, and the company's back-end systems needed to be upgraded. asserted

systems → spend → technology

"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," she said. asserted

she → run → applications

that → mean → customers

The company said that "in time", the work that Accenture takes over will be "transformed further with automation and AI". asserted

Accenture → say → automation

Qantas - which employs about 28,000 staff in Australia and another 4,000 globally - said thousands of its staff already use AI in their daily work. asserted

thousands → employ → work

The BBC has contacted the Australian Services Union for comment. asserted

BBC → contact → comment

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