Jet enforces no-pay day for cabin crew every month

Mumbai: The 3,000-odd cabin crew of Jet Airways cabin has been asked to take a day's leave without pay each month as a cost-saving exercise.
Jet cabin crew earn between Rs 35,000 and 70,000 each month, depending upon seniority and hours flown. The move could result in a monthly saving of a minimum Rs 30 lakh. The airline did not share its saving estimate.
Jet, India's largest domestic airline by market share, posted losses of Rs 713 crore in the second quarter of 2012. Unlike Air India and Kingfisher, which have defaulted on vendor dues and delayed salaries, Jet has not done so.
The day following one of the weekly off, has been shown as leave without pay in the crew roster. The crew are also being encouraged to apply for long leave for further studies or personal reasons, an airline source said.
Jet has cabin crew bases in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. It is setting up new crew bases in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Sources said the airline has sufficient crew and another 200 were undergoing training.
21/12/11 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard

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