No wage cut without consulting employees: Praful PatelSeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Tuesday urged Air India pilots to give up their agitation and report back to work, and assured them that any decision regarding wage cuts would be taken after consulting them. "No formal decision regarding cut in productivity linked incentives (PLI) or others has been taken.
Air India cuts employees' incentives by 50 percentSeptember 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - India's cash-strapped national carrier Air India Wednesday decided to cut productivity linked incentives (PLI) of employees by 25 to 50 percent. The decision was taken at a board meeting of the carrier here, an Air India spokesman said.
Air India cuts employees' incentivesAugust 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Cash-strapped national carrier Air India Thursday decided to cut performance-linked incentives of its employees by 30 to 50 percent. The decision was taken at a meeting between the management and employees union leaders and the workers have accepted the cut, an airline official said.
Air India looking at pruning incentives to overcome lossesJuly 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cash-strapped state-run carrier Air India is reworking the employees' productivity-linked incentive (PLI) scheme as part of its restructuring plan. PLI accounts for almost half of the company's Rs.3,000 crore wage bill.
Bank employees' strike deferredJuly 4th, 2009 CHENNAI - A nationwide strike planned by employees of State Bank of India (SBI) and its six associate banks for July 6 against the merger of State Bank of Indore with SBI has been deferred, a union leader said Saturday. "The bank management has been advised by the deputy chief labour commissioner to discuss the issue with unions before pursuing the merger issue with the Reserve Bank of India and the central government," said C.H.
Air India employees go on two-hour strikeJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Employees of national carrier Air India went on a two-hour strike at airports across the country from 1 p.m. in protest against the delay in salary payments despite a warning from the management that this would entail a pay cut.
Air India staff warned of 'harsh' decisions (Second Lead)July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav has asked employees, who went on a two-hour strike Friday, to be prepared for harsh decisions necessary to deal with the financial crisis the carrier faces. "Considering the critical financial state of the airline, we should all be prepared to face the impact of harsh decisions that will be required to be taken in the coming weeks to meet the current difficult financial situation," Jadhav said in a communication.
Two-hour strike by Air India staff, management unfazedJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Employees of national carrier Air India went on a two-hour strike at airports across the country Friday to protest the delay in salary payments, but it failed to move the airline management. No flights were affected while our employees were on strike, said Air india executive director for corporate communications Jitender Bhargava.
Air India won't pay salaries July 3, workers' strike FridayJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Air India management Thursday backtracked on its commitment to the employees' union to pay staff salaries by July 3, pushing employees to threaten again that they would go on strike from Friday. Yielding to pressure from its employees, the cash-strapped national carrier had June 29 said it would pay the June salaries July 3, instead of July 15 as had been decided earlier.
Air India employees to get salary July 3 without cutsJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yielding to pressure from its employees, cash-strapped national carrier Air India Monday decided to give them their June salary July 3, instead of July 15 it decided earlier. "The management has told us that we would get our salaries on July 3.
Air India holds talks with employees againJune 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Air India's top management is holding a meeting with employees' representatives Friday night here to discuss its proposals to cut wage costs. Both sides held a meeting Thursday, but failed to reach a consensus on the cash-strapped airline's proposals to cut costs.
State Bank of Indore employees threaten strikeJune 20th, 2009 BHOPAL - Employees of the State Bank of Indore will go on a day's strike July 22 to protest the bank's proposed merger with the State Bank of India, a union leader said Saturday. S.K. Bindal, general secretary of the All India State Bank of Indore Officers' Coordination Committee, said the merger proposal was approved despite strong opposition by the employees.
Air India employees warn of indefinite strike from July 1June 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Employees of Air India will go on an indefinite strike from July 1 if the management delays their salaries next month, a workers' union leader said Tuesday. We have decided to go on an indefinite strike from July 1 if the Air India management refuses to pay our salaries on time.
Disinvestment of Coal India on cards, discloses ministerJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government is considering divesting up to 10 percent stake in the state-run Coal India Ltd, the country's largest coal miner, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said here Tuesday. "We are working on a proposal to disinvest 5 to 10 percent stake in Coal India.
Air India employees warn of strike if salaries delayedJune 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Employees of flag carrier Air India Monday threatened to go on strike if the management delays their salaries next month. National Aviation Co of India Ltd (NACIL), which owns Air India, had Saturday said it would pay the June salaries of its around 31,000 employees two weeks into July due to a cash crunch.
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