WiseTech plans 2,000 job cuts in AI transformation
The Sydney-headquartered logistics software company plans to reduce its global workforce by about 29% as AI accelerates automation.
WiseTech Global plans to cut about 2,000 jobs—roughly 29–30% of its 7,000-person global workforce—across financial years 2026 and 2027. The ASX-listed logistics software company attributed the restructure to advances in AI and an “AI transformation” accelerating automation in product development, customer service and operations.
BusinessQuarter reported that some teams could face reductions of up to 50%. The Guardian reported that the process began in some countries by May 2026, with Australian employees affected subsequently.
The cuts add to a series of technology-sector restructures framed around shifting work towards AI-relevant skills and automated operations. WiseTech’s announcement concerns planned reductions, rather than a completed headcount change.
- WiseTech Global plans approximately 2,000 job cuts across FY26 and FY27.
- The reductions represent about 29–30% of its approximately 7,000 global employees.
- The company linked the restructure to AI-driven automation in product development, customer service and operations.
- Some teams could face reductions of up to 50%, with Australian employees affected subsequently.
For employers: For an Australian employer, an AI restructure should be built around the work genuinely disappearing or changing—not a predetermined list of people. Document the operational case, consult employees before deciding redundancies, and actively assess suitable redeployment or reskilling options before relying on genuine redundancy.
Sources: WiseTech redundancies: Australia omits AI from emails to Chinese employees · WiseTech cites AI as it axes 2,000 developer and customer service jobs
General information for employers, not legal advice. Reporting summarised from the linked sources; confirm details with the primary source.