"'Devastating': Qantas and Jetstar to suspend international flying, cut two-thirds of staff", 19 March 2020

The Qantas Group will suspend international flying from late March following a drop in demand triggered by the coronavirus crisis and the government's advice not to travel.

Two-thirds of employees will be temporarily stood down in the move to "preserve as many jobs as possible longer term".

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Employees will be able to use annual and long service leave as well as "additional support mechanisms".

However, the group acknowledged that "periods of leave without pay for some employees are inevitable".

Joyce said the "reality" of grounding planes, means "sadly there's no work for most of our people".

"Rather than lose these highly skilled employees who we'll need when this crisis passes, we are instead standing (them down)," he said.

"Most of our people will be using various types of paid leave during this time, and we'll have a number of support options in place.

"We're also talking to our partners like Woolworths about temporary job opportunities for our people.

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