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.
AP Source: GM tells salaried workers it will restore pay cuts made earlier this yearSeptember 11th, 2009 AP Source: GM to restore salaried worker pay cutsDETROIT — A person familiar with the matter says General Motors Co. is telling employees in an e-mail that it will restore white-collar pay cuts made earlier this year, as of Sept.
Jet Airways ground staff want pilots to call off protestSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Jet Airways pilots were Thursday huddled together in Mumbai to take a "final call" on their future course of action, the carrier's ground staff appealed to them to withdraw their agitation and "not put our future at risk". We appeal to the pilots to give up their agitation.
Subhiksha has not paid salaries, government toldJuly 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday said it has received a complaint that retail chain Subhiksha had not paid salaries to its employees for the past three months and that outlets were closed without them being informed. "Anil Kumar, an ex-employee of the company, has made a complaint alleging non-payment of salary for three months and closure of all units without any communication from the management," said Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
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 employees to go on strike for two hours on FridayJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India employees will go on two hour-long strike on Friday between 1300 hrs IST to 1500 hrs IST. The employees are alleging that the management has failed to keep its promise to pay salaries to all lower grade employees by July 3.Nearly 20,000 employees throughout the country are expected to walk out for two hours.
Pakistani government raises employees' salaries by 20 percentJune 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani government has raised the salaries and pensions of its employees by 20 percent, a senior minister has said. The salary hike will be effective for employees in grades one to 16.
Air India seeks employees' help in 'fight for survival'June 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - A day after Air India asked its top executives to forgo their salary for July, the chairman and managing director of the state-run carrier, Arvind Jadhav, saturday appealed to all staff to "rise up to the challenge" and help the airline in its "fight for survival". In a letter to each employee, Jadhav has said that in view of the global crisis, all airlines have been experiencing low fares, poor load factors, drop in premium travel, decline in cargo load and low yields.
Air India staff plans nationwide stir to protest salary delayJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India employees will stage demonstrations at airports across the country June 19 and sport black badges for three days to protest the company's decision to delay their salaries, a labour union official said Wednesday. We will organise a daylong meeting across airports on June 19 and will wear black badges for three days starting June 22," said Air Corporation Employees' Union (ACEU) general secretary J.B.
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.
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.
New England newspaper chain Gatehouse Media Inc. to cut salaries of most employees 8 percentMay 29th, 2009 Gatehouse paper chain to cut salaries 8 percentBOSTON — Newspaper publisher GateHouse Media Inc. is temporarily cutting the salaries for most of its 1,500 employees in New England an average of nearly 8 percent to save money and avoid job cuts.
Jet Airways to launch low-fare Jet KonnectMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leading private carrier Jet Airways will launch a new economy service, 'Jet Airways Konnect', from Friday on select sectors, the airline announced Thursday. The company said in a regulatory statement that Jet Konnect would offer almost all services of the parent carrier and would help the airline cater to the needs of the consumers opting for low-fare services.
Jet Airways lays off 110 employeesMay 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's leading private carrier Jet Airways handed over pink slips to 110 employees on the eve of May Day, the company said Friday. 'Jet Airways undertakes additional measures to streamline costs to improve the financial health of the company under the challenging economic environment.
Over 300,000 Bihar government employees to lose pay over strikeFebruary 28th, 2009 PATNA - More than 300,000 Bihar government employees who had struck work for 33 days will not receive their salaries for this period as the state government has taken a 'no work no pay' stance. 'The government is firm on not paying them salaries to ensure its policy of 'no work no pay',' an official of the state finance department said, adding that a letter to this effect had already been issued.