Today, we learnt that at least 6,000 jobs would be completely lost from Qantas as a result of the financial crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
We asked our audience on Facebook Messenger what concerns they had about the statement. Here are the answers.
Which personnel are targeted for redundancies?
Jobs are being lost throughout the company, consisting of:
- Ground operations, consisting of baggage handlers (1,500)
- Workplace roles (1,450)
- Cabin crew (1,050)
- Engineering (630)
- Pilots (220)
The business stated there would be a voluntary redundancy process prior to it relocated to obligatory redundancies.
In addition, 15,000 staff members will remain stood down from their functions.
What portion of Qantas personnel is affected?
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There were around 30,000 staff members at last count, meaning about 20 per cent of them will be made redundant.
When you think about that the 6,000 redundancies are on top of 15,000 staff members who stay stood down, most of employees at Qantas are impacted
A number of the stood down employees deal with a long haul up until the airline company has work for them once again (particularly with regards to worldwide travel).