Jet Airways, it is learnt, is planning to impose a salary cut of about 10 to 25 per cent applicable to its pilots, aircraft engineers and top level managers who are earning a salary of more than Rs 1,00,000 and above per month.
Those earning Rs one lakh will get a salary of Rs 80,000. Interestingly about 10,500 employees who earn salaries in the range of about Rs 15,000 to Rs 55,000 and are part of the Shiv Sena led union and association will not face a salary cut. Jet Air ways chairman, Mr Naresh Goyal met the pilots on Sunday evening. The pilots refused to talk to the media as they were understood to have been told not to talk to the media. The pilots will be giving their response on Thursday. Mr Goyal will be meeting the engineers on Monday.
It is also learnt that expat pilots will be laid off. The airline had earlier laid off 35 out of 268 expat pilots.
Jet Airways officials were not available for comment.
In fact Jet chairman, Mr Naresh Goyal gave the waiting media persons the slip and left the Jet office by the rear entrance.
Sources said, “Jet chairman, Mr Naresh Goyal took the decision on Sunday to cut salaries by about an average of 17 per cent in consultation with the pilots and engineers.
The employees under the customer service department, cabin crew, cargo, ground staff, loaders etc will not face a salary cut,” they said. The airline employs around 13,000 personnel and around 2,000 of them are pilots, engineers and top level managers (above M1 level) drawing a salary of more than Rs 1,00,000 per month.
Those earning Rs one lakh will get a salary of Rs 80,000. Interestingly about 10,500 employees who earn salaries in the range of about Rs 15,000 to Rs 55,000 and are part of the Shiv Sena led union and association will not face a salary cut. Jet Air ways chairman, Mr Naresh Goyal met the pilots on Sunday evening. The pilots refused to talk to the media as they were understood to have been told not to talk to the media. The pilots will be giving their response on Thursday. Mr Goyal will be meeting the engineers on Monday.
It is also learnt that expat pilots will be laid off. The airline had earlier laid off 35 out of 268 expat pilots.
Jet Airways officials were not available for comment.
In fact Jet chairman, Mr Naresh Goyal gave the waiting media persons the slip and left the Jet office by the rear entrance.
Sources said, “Jet chairman, Mr Naresh Goyal took the decision on Sunday to cut salaries by about an average of 17 per cent in consultation with the pilots and engineers.
The employees under the customer service department, cabin crew, cargo, ground staff, loaders etc will not face a salary cut,” they said. The airline employs around 13,000 personnel and around 2,000 of them are pilots, engineers and top level managers (above M1 level) drawing a salary of more than Rs 1,00,000 per month.
