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Qantas has announced it will axe 850 local jobs as soon as the middle of next year with most of the positions being outsourced to India.

Ο αυστραλιανός αερομεταφορέας Qantas ανακοίνωσε ότι θα προχωρήσει στην απόλυση 850 εργαζομένων του από τα μέσα του 2027 και τη μετεγκατάσταση ορισμένων τομέων δραστηριότητας της Ινδίας, καθώς η εταιρεία κάνει στροφή στην Tεχνητή Nοημοσύνη (ΤΝ). «Γνωρίζουμε ότι αυτές είναι άσχημες ειδήσεις για κάποιους από τους εργαζομένους μας και αυτή η απόφαση δεν αντανακλ

"Leading organisations around the world are well progressed in using technology and AI to completely transform how they work, and standing still is not an option for us," Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson said.

Qantas announces it will slash 850 roles in the coming years, with the first changes expected to be in place by mid-2027.

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Qantas is set to outsource about 850 head office jobs after the company signed a multi-year deal with technology company Accenture.

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