AI, Indian merger: ‘No cut in benefits for retired staff’

New Delhi: Retired Air India and Indian personnel can look forward to retaining the benefits and perks they enjoyed before the merger of the two state owned airlines was completed, the Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V. Thulasidas said on Tuesday.
“Before the merger process started the Government made it clear that employees would be given the same or better conditions. This has also been made clear in writing,” Mr Thulasidas said.
The consultant, Accenture, who has been given the task of drawing up a road map for merger of the two airlines was not looking at what benefits should be given to retired employees, officials said. The issue was not flagged by Accenture in any of the meeting and presentations made so far, officials added.
Officials, maintain that National Aviation Company India Ltd, the new company into which AI and IA were amalgamated, would fulfil all the liabilities of the two airlines.
28/08/07 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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