Officeworks redundancies and roles moving offshore
- Company
- Officeworks
- Date
- September 2026
What we've heard
Latest developments
On 8 November one person told us Officeworks is still moving work to the Philippines and India, with some roles marked as possible redundancies on a long lead time from November to April, and staff made to work their notice and train their offshore replacements. The message, cut off in the screenshot, also says Officeworks is now open about a target of 70% offshore for its support office.
The story so far
Staff at Officeworks told us in September that roles were being advertised offshore before the people in them were told. On 30 September we heard merchandise, planning and Geeks2U roles were affected, with more cuts due in October and staff asked to train their overseas replacements.
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From the public record
- 8 Nov 2026
- Our full story covers what Wesfarmers has said about the Officeworks support office changes, the 70% target we heard about and what is still not known. The Aussie Corporate
- 27 Aug 2026
- Wesfarmers told the ASX Officeworks had started the next phase of its support office changes, including onboarding team members in India and the Philippines, with about $40 million in transformation costs. Wesfarmers 2026 full-year results (ASX)
- 2 Jun 2026
- Officeworks said changes moving work to Manila and a new centre in Bengaluru affect a portion of its support office workforce, reported by Information Age. Information Age
The messages, as they reached us
8 Nov 2026
Anon please. Officeworks offshoring continuing to Phillipines and India. Long lead time for some roles (nov-April) marked as “possible redundancies”. Staff made to work notice period and train your replacement offshore.
30 Sep 2026
More redundancies at Officeworks. Merchandise, planning, Geeks 2 you all impacted. B2B and education cuts happening in October.
Roles moving off shore of course. Staff expected to train the overseas people taking their jobs. Fun times
22 Sep 2026
Officeworks yet again advertising roles offshore before even informing the people currently in those positions that their jobs are being made redundant.
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