Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Jet seals wage pact with ground staff


Jet Airways, facing some headwinds on the labour front, has given a wage hike of up to Rs.18,000 to its around 7,500 ground staff, sources said on Wednesday.
The decision comes amidst reports of its pilots meeting in Delhi on Friday to discuss wage hike and long-pending arrear issues with the management.
The Naresh Goyal-promoted airline, which is on the verge of closing a stake sale deal with Etihad, had already signed a tripartite agreement with one of its employees unions, the All India Jet Airways Officers Association, they said.
“The salary hike, which is effective retrospectively from April, 2011, is in the range of Rs.10,500-18,000 a month across categories,” a union leader told PTI here.
The wage agreement is expected to benefit around 7,500 ground employees that include reservation staff, cargo, cabin and ground service.
The settlement with the management was reached after intense negotiations over 20 months, sources said, adding that, “it will be effective till March next year (2014).”
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/jet-seals-wage-pact-with-ground-staff/article4363234.ece

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