Mumbai: Saudi Arabian Airlines has told 43 permanent employees at the Mumbai airport that June 30 will be their last day at work.
"On May 1, out of the 65 employees that Saudi Arabian Airlines employs in Mumbai airport, 43 were asked to take Voluntary Severance Scheme. We were initially given a deadline of 15 May to quit, but only three applied for the scheme and so the deadline was extended to 23 May, but the response was again poor. Now if by June 30 we do not apply for the scheme, the airline has said, we will be thrown out," said Umesh Parulekar, who works as a security controller with Saudi Airlines.
"Under this scheme, we have been offered 45 days' salary. It is unfair as these are permanent employees employed with the airline for the last 18-20 years," he added.
The employees have taken the matter to the labour commissioner. The airline's defense is that the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, India's aviation security regulator has asked them to hand over security job functions to an Indian carrier.
26/06/13 Manju V/Times of India
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"On May 1, out of the 65 employees that Saudi Arabian Airlines employs in Mumbai airport, 43 were asked to take Voluntary Severance Scheme. We were initially given a deadline of 15 May to quit, but only three applied for the scheme and so the deadline was extended to 23 May, but the response was again poor. Now if by June 30 we do not apply for the scheme, the airline has said, we will be thrown out," said Umesh Parulekar, who works as a security controller with Saudi Airlines.
"Under this scheme, we have been offered 45 days' salary. It is unfair as these are permanent employees employed with the airline for the last 18-20 years," he added.
The employees have taken the matter to the labour commissioner. The airline's defense is that the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, India's aviation security regulator has asked them to hand over security job functions to an Indian carrier.
26/06/13 Manju V/Times of India
