Qantas to cut about 850 corporate roles in Accenture outsourcing deal
Qantas Group says about 850 roles in Australia will be affected over coming years as finance, procurement and marketing work moves to Accenture, mostly in India. First changes are expected by mid-2027.
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Finance, procurement and marketing are first, with some services moving to Accenture. Work goes mostly to Accenture teams in India and some in Australia. First changes are expected by mid-2027.
Reports put Qantas's Australian workforce at about 28,000. The release gives no savings target or split between roles transferred and roles automated, per Airways Magazine.
The ASU said Qantas had told it there was no plan to offshore jobs; Qantas denies giving that assurance, per Airways Magazine. The union wants a role-by-role breakdown and consultation before decisions.
The 850 figure is attributed to Qantas in ABC News, Xinhua and Airways Magazine reports of the release and Hudson's staff email. The Qantas newsroom page blocked automated reading, so it was not checked directly.