Air India is overstaffed to the extent of 46 per cent in the general category and the national carrier plans to shed more jobs within the next three years. In an earlier round of restructuring, the airline had shifted 13,000 staff to its engineering and ground handling subsidiaries.
The general category employees include all functions barring pilots, cabin crew and security. “We have found that we need to reduce over 4,400 employees in various categories. The reduction will gradually happen in three years’ time through retirements and voluntary retirements,” said a senior Air India official. Air India has 9,600 employees in the general category and departments like commercial, finance and human resources are overstaffed, the official said.
Technical employees – pilots, cabin crew and security – constitute a total of 6,000.
19/01/14 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
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The general category employees include all functions barring pilots, cabin crew and security. “We have found that we need to reduce over 4,400 employees in various categories. The reduction will gradually happen in three years’ time through retirements and voluntary retirements,” said a senior Air India official. Air India has 9,600 employees in the general category and departments like commercial, finance and human resources are overstaffed, the official said.
Technical employees – pilots, cabin crew and security – constitute a total of 6,000.
19/01/14 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
