Layoffs
Tracking layoff events across Australian companies.
51,617 jobs cut across 36 events
2026: 4,400 (6 events) / 2025: 7,331 (14 events) / 2024: 6,370 (4 events) / 2021: 180 (1 event) / 2019: 140 (1 event) / 2018: 19,500 (2 events) / 2017: 490 (2 events) / 2016: 806 (2 events) / 2015: 6,000 (1 event) / 2014: 5,000 (1 event) / 2012: 1,400 (2 events)
| Location | Linked Offshoring | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Mar 2026 | - | |
| 500 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Mar 2026 | - | |
| 200 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 26 Feb 2026 | - | |
| 2,000 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 20 Feb 2026 | - | |
| 200 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Feb 2026 | - | |
| 800 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 15 Jan 2026 | India | |
| 48 | 🇦🇺 Australia | finance | 1 Dec 2025 | India | |
| 60 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 20 Nov 2025 | - | |
| 3,500 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Nov 2025 | India | |
| 700 | 🇦🇺 Australia | engineering | 15 Oct 2025 | - | |
| 158 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Oct 2025 | - | |
| 75 | 🇦🇺 Australia | engineering | 1 Oct 2025 | India | |
| 410 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 9 Sept 2025 | India | |
| 200 | 🇦🇺 Australia | call_centre | 1 Sept 2025 | India | |
| 300 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 19 Jul 2025 | India | |
| 190 | 🇦🇺 Australia | back_office | 1 Jun 2025 | Philippines | |
| 150 | 🇦🇺 Australia | customer_support | 1 Jun 2025 | - | |
| 1,500 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 21 May 2025 | India | |
| 30 | 🇦🇺 Australia | back_office | 12 Apr 2025 | - | |
| 10 | 🇦🇺 Australia | other | 2 Apr 2025 | - | |
| 132 | 🇦🇺 Australia | back_office | 1 Sept 2024 | India | |
| 2,800 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 21 May 2024 | - | |
| 3,000 | 🇦🇺 Australia | - | 20 Feb 2024 | - | |
| 438 | 🇦🇺 Australia | IT | 1 Jan 2024 | India | |
| 180 | 🇦🇺 Australia | engineering | 1 Jan 2021 | - | |
| 140 | 🇦🇺 Australia | call_centre | 1 Sept 2019 | Philippines | |
| 10,000 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Sept 2018 | - | |
| 9,500 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Jun 2018 | India | |
| 170 | 🇦🇺 Australia | IT | 26 Oct 2017 | - | |
| 320 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 27 Apr 2017 | - | |
| 326 | 🇦🇺 Australia | call_centre | 8 Jul 2016 | - | |
| 480 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Apr 2016 | - | |
| 6,000 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 1 Jun 2015 | - | |
| 5,000 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 27 Feb 2014 | - | |
| 650 | 🇦🇺 Australia | call_centre | 21 Aug 2012 | - | |
| 750 | 🇦🇺 Australia | technology | 2 May 2012 | - |
Headcount700
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Mar 2026
Linked Offshoring-
Headcount500
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Mar 2026
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount200
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date26 Feb 2026
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount2,000
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date20 Feb 2026
Linked Offshoring-
Headcount200
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Feb 2026
Linked Offshoring-
Headcount800
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date15 Jan 2026
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount48
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentfinance
Date1 Dec 2025
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount60
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date20 Nov 2025
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount3,500
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Nov 2025
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount700
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentengineering
Date15 Oct 2025
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount158
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Oct 2025
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount75
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentengineering
Date1 Oct 2025
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount410
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date9 Sept 2025
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount200
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentcall_centre
Date1 Sept 2025
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount300
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date19 Jul 2025
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount190
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentback_office
Date1 Jun 2025
Linked OffshoringPhilippines
Headcount150
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentcustomer_support
Date1 Jun 2025
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount1,500
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date21 May 2025
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount30
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentback_office
Date12 Apr 2025
Linked Offshoring-
Headcount10
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentother
Date2 Apr 2025
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount132
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentback_office
Date1 Sept 2024
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount2,800
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date21 May 2024
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount3,000
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Department-
Date20 Feb 2024
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount438
Location🇦🇺 Australia
DepartmentIT
Date1 Jan 2024
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount180
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentengineering
Date1 Jan 2021
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount140
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentcall_centre
Date1 Sept 2019
Linked OffshoringPhilippines
Company
Headcount10,000
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Sept 2018
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount9,500
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Jun 2018
Linked OffshoringIndia
Company
Headcount320
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date27 Apr 2017
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount326
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentcall_centre
Date8 Jul 2016
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount480
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Apr 2016
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount6,000
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date1 Jun 2015
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount5,000
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date27 Feb 2014
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount650
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmentcall_centre
Date21 Aug 2012
Linked Offshoring-
Company
Headcount750
Location🇦🇺 Australia
Departmenttechnology
Date2 May 2012
Linked Offshoring-