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SME Times News Bureau | 03 Mar, 2020
At a time when national carrier Air India is facing financial
difficulties and the government is looking out for a buyer, what is the
need for giving service extension for managerial non-technical
personnel, an Air Corporations Employees Union (ACEU) official said.
In
a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep S. Puri dated March 2, ACEU
President C. Udayshankar said: "Air India is presently on the path
towards disinvestment and the payment of wages for the serving employees
is delayed by two to three weeks stating shortage of funds, then why
the wage bill is further raised by granting extension of service post
retirement?"
According to the ACEU, the decision to extend
service on contract basis to non-technical managerial staff at high
costs is not in the interest of Air India. Udayshankar also wondered
that the officials can contribute on post retirement extension when they
were not able to contribute to the turnaround of the company while in
regular service.
"All over India, 202 employees were given
contract engagement. Other than pilots and engineers, there were 127 in
Air India and 21 in AI Airport Services Limited (AIAPS), formerly Air
India Air Transport Services Ltd (AIATSL)," Udayshankar told IANS.
According
to him, there is no issue with granting service extension for pilots
and engineering staff but there is no need for service extension for
managerial staff as it also hinders internal promotion.
"At the
staff level there is shortage of hands. At the cost of hiring a
managerial personnel, couple of people could be hired at the staff
level," Udayshankar added.
He said the ACEU represents over 7,000 non-technical staff including cabin staff.
Udayshankar
said in 2018, then AI Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh
Kharola put an end to service extension as it resulted in resentment
amongst the other employees.
"After this decision, a change and
improvement was noticed in the operational and financial performance of
the company," he wrote in his letter to Puri.
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