Qantas employees have reportedly turned down jobs offered to them by IBM as the flying kangaroo attempts to move forward with its outsourcing plans.
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Qantas technology tsar David Hall today laid out his vision for a more streamlined IT department at the airline that would move past what he described as its "transactional and sometimes antagonistic relationship" with other divisions.
Around 200 of Qantas's IT staff will reportedly be offered jobs at IBM as the airline outsources yet more of its technology function.
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