Qantas Set to Cut Another 2,400 Jobs by Outsourcing Ground Handling

Qantas plans to axe another 2400 jobs by outsourcing all of its ground handling work at Australian airports in a further blow to a workforce already hit with 6000 redundancies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline said it could save $100 million a year by shifting baggage handling, aircraft cleaning and ground support work to a third-party aviation service provider such as Dnata or Swissport at 11 airports.

Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/qantas-set-to-cut-another-2400-jobs-by-outsourcing-ground-handling-20200825-p55p3l.html

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