Government may set up panel to review AI wages

New Delhi: Problems relating to disparity in wage structure and seniority among employees of Air India after its merger with erstwhile Indian Airlines are likely to be resolved by a panel chaired by a retired judge. A suggestion that these issues be tackled indepth by a committee headed by a retired judge has been made by civil aviation minister Valayar Ravi during his meetings with leaders of 14 unions of the state-run carrier.
"After a two-day meeting with all the employees' unions of Air India, I have suggested the formation of a committee headed by a retired judge to resolve their issues relating to service matter," Ravi said after inaugurating the Centenary Celebration of Civil Aviation in India here.
The function marked the launch of the first commercial flight in India—between Allahabad and Naini on February 18, 1911. The minister said the unions have agreed to cooperate with the government to bring the national carrier out of red. To questions on lack of manpower integration between the two erstwhile public sector airlines even after almost four years of their merger, Ravi acknowledged that there were "some problems" but said "these can be resolved through talks" .
19/02/11 PTI/Times of India

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