There’s something morally wrong with it when you use it as an excuse to pay those workers significantly less. As well, jobs likely were lost, outsourced contracts rarely have the same rights, including leave entitlements, for their workers.
Comment on High court rules Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic
whitecapstromgard@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
There is nothing morally wrong with outsourcing. It’s not like these jobs are being lost. They will be done by other people.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
whitecapstromgard@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Outsourcing usually happens to countries with lower cost of living. Those people get paid less, but their expenses are also much lower.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
Even if you compare PPP, they are significantly worse off. Why the fuck are you in a worker reform /c/ trying to espouse the virtues of saving money by sending jobs overseas?
These companies don’t just move to developing countries because the labour is cheaper. The politicians are too, and they wield that influence to stop labour reforms.
Worker reform is important everywhere. You don’t get to call it okay that one group of workers is getting compensated less than another for doing the same job. That’s utter bullshit.
whitecapstromgard@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I am overseas 🤣
Deceptichum@kbin.social 9 months ago
The illegal part was the firing—mostly union workers whomst's bargaining agreement was going to expire the following month.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
The part about them being union workers doesn’t super matter. They were on full-time contacts and Australia doesn’t have at-will employment.
NoNotLikeThat@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Key word here is “illegally”.
Cypher@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Legally there is clearly a problem.
Morally it is abhorrent to fire people during a pandemic while collecting millions in government funding intended to keep people employed.