Indigo to “rationalise” salaries of technicians following mass sick leave.

Indigo to “rationalise” salaries of technicians following mass sick leave.

On 2^nd July 2022, a large number of its cabin crew members took sick leave, to participate in the competitor’s Air India recruitment drive. As a result, 55% of Indigo’s domestic flights were delayed.

Indigo has decided to “rationalise” the salaries of its aircraft technicians and remove “anomalies caused by the pandemic”

On Friday, 22 out of 25 of the airline’s aircraft maintenance technicians went on sick leave in Hyderabad and Delhi. They skipped work to protest against their salaries and low increments. Continuous salary cuts during the pandemic added fuel to the employee’s already simmering anger. In April, Indigo suspended some of its employees due to the pandemic. This led to the mass sick leave of the employees indicating a protest. The DGCA ordered Indigo to compensate passengers for delayed flights.

Indigo expects higher attrition levels among its crew, as Air India is hiring aggressively and Akasa Air and Jet Airways are starting their operations this year. This has created a lot of opportunities in the aviation industry.

Indigo had cut down the salaries of its employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the has increased the salaries of pilots and cabin crew by 8%. On the other hand, Air India has restored the salaries of its employees by 75 %.

On Monday, an email was sent to the aircraft maintenance technicians by SC Gupta the Vice President (Engineering) of Indigo. The email sent by him was accessed by PTI. He stated that, the Covid-19 pandemic severely affected the aviation industry over the past 30 months. He also mentioned that the technician’s commitment towards the company has remained consistent through difficult times. He further said that he is apprised of the concerns about salary increase and during the last two years the company have not been able to revise the compensation. He has shared that the company will “rationalise” the salaries of its aircraft technicians. This will come into effect from August 1, 2022.

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