New Delhi: Pay scales of Air India's pilots, engineers and cabin crew will now be fixed as per the industry norms with the government approving rationalisation of their pay structure, which is likely to save over 320 crore annually for the ailing carrier.
At its meeting, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affair cleared the proposal for restructuring the pay scales of Air India's pilots, cabin crew and engineers.
This might bring down basic pay scales of these licence-category employees by about 10-20%. However, their allowances would now go up, official sources said here.
While fixing the salary and allowances of the employees as per the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) guidelines, the Justice D M Dharmadhikari Committee, which went into all HR issues including pay and seniority, had recommended that the pay structure of these licenced staffers should be decided in accordance with the industry standards.
22/02/13 PTI/Economic Times
