Mumbai: Pilot bodies at Tata Group-owned Air India have requested their members not to accept or signal revised phrases and situations days after the administration got here out with a revamped compensation construction for its flight and cockpit crew, as per a joint communication of the 2 unions. According to union sources, Air India has unilaterally modified the situation with out consulting the pilots and alleged that they’re attempting to make all senior pilots government and thus kill the unions.
Under the brand new construction, salaries have been hiked for greater than 2,700 pilots throughout Air India and AIX Connect (together with Air Asia India and Air India Express) in addition to over 5,600 Air India’s cabin crew, as per an April 17 inner round. Moreover, following the revision, the assured flying allowance part has been doubled from the present 20 hours to 40 hours.
However, it remained a lot decrease in contrast to the pre-pandemic interval when Air India pilots had been entitled to a assured 70 hours of flying. The two unions — Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), in accordance to the communication on Wednesday, held a joint assembly on April 18 to focus on the difficulty.
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“The members expressed their views and anguish on the unfair terms and conditions that are being imposed on the members. The IPG and ICPA committees are in the process of finalising the further course of action, taking into account the member’s suggestions,” the 2 unions knowledgeable their members in a joint communication on Wednesday. “In the meantime, we would like to reiterate to all members not to accept/ sign the revised terms and conditions,” it stated.
A question despatched to Air India did not elicit any response. “Air India has unilaterally changed the condition without consulting the pilots. They are also trying to make all senior pilots as executives and thus kill the unions,” a supply advised PTI. As per the round, numerous senior pilots, who’ve flown for 4 or extra years as commanders, can be promoted to the senior commander rank, giving them on the spot inclusion into the administration cadre with further allowance for government duties. It could also be famous right here that the administration or government pilots cannot be part of a union.
New compensation construction aimed toward boosting emoluments, encouraging productiveness
As pilots oppose the brand new pay construction, Air India stated that the brand new compensation construction for pilots and cabin crew is an endeavour to deliver parity amongst completely different teams, encourage productiveness and that the managerial and supervisory position performed by the skilled pilots can also be being recognised. Air India spokesperson stated that contracts reflecting the enhancements had been individually despatched and numerous pilots and cabin crew have already accepted the brand new contracts.
“The new compensation structure for pilots and cabin crew is our endeavour to bring in parity among different groups, encourage productivity and boost emoluments drawn by them. The managerial and supervisory role played by the experienced pilots is also being recognised in the form of designating them as Senior Commander as also offering them a special monthly allowance,” the spokesperson stated.
“The contracts reflecting these enhancements were individually sent to the pilots and cabin crew for necessary paperwork. A large number of pilots and cabin crew have already accepted the new contracts, and the salary improvements and advancement opportunities they enable,” the spokesperson added. The spokesperson additionally stated that the airline will proceed to have interaction with the rest of its employees “through this process as currently there is no recognised union in Air India”.
Air India new wage construction
Air India on Monday introduced a brand new wage construction for pilots and cabin crew. The Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association and Indian Pilot’s Guild have opposed the ‘Revised Terms of Employment and Compensation Details’.
They stated the administration’s letter seeks “to supersede” all provide and appointment letters and understandings whether or not written or oral and {that a} “carte blanche” is being requested “to run roughshod over all the terms and conditions of our employment”.
In a letter, additionally they stated that blanket consent is being looked for any go away or insurance coverage coverage that the corporate might give you and “which is topic to modification or outright withdrawal”.
The pilots’ union additionally warned that any “coercive steps or victimisation” by the corporate to signal the revised phrases “will lead to industrial unrest”.
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