Qantas to layoff 90 senior managers, maintain salary freeze

AUSTRALIA's Qantas Group has announced that it is laying off management staff as part of a fundamental review of the company's organisational structure to ensure it is better equipped to respond to commercial challenges, including the impact of the global economic downturn.

A company statement said that it will make 90 current senior management positions redundant, maintain a salary freeze and make a number of role changes for remaining managers.

It is clear that the aviation sector faces considerable commercial challenges for the foreseeable future. Qantas must respond decisively to what is happening, and our response must begin with those of us who lead the company, said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.

Starting today, we will be making some longer term organisational changes to the management of the Qantas Group to develop a leaner, faster-moving organisation, he said.

We will be moving to a structure that reduces the numbers and layers of management in Qantas. This means a number of managers will be leaving the company. The ongoing management team are being asked to take on new tasks and we are asking every manager to work with his or her team to achieve more operational efficiency in coming months.

These changes will mean fewer overheads and reduce the number of layers between those leading the business and those working with our customers, our aircraft and business partners, Mr Joyce said.

Source: Transportweekly