IndiGo to lay off 10% workforce

Pilots’ assn slams AI’s leave without wages move for staff

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Updated At : 12:48 PM Jul 21, 2020 IST

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New Delhi, July 20

Even as the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) today cautioned the AI management against its decision to send employees on ‘leave without pay’, saying any unilateral change on wage settlement would be “illegal”, private domestic carrier IndiGo announced to lay off 10 per cent of its workforce.

IndiGo chief executive officer Ronojoy Dutta said, “From where things stand currently, it is impossible for our company to fly through this economic storm without making some sacrifices in order to sustain our business operations.

“Therefore, after carefully assessing all possible scenarios, it is clear that we will need to bid a painful adieu to 10 per cent of our staff.” The ICPA said it backed temporary austerity measures, but slammed AI’s proposal to restructure staff wages. — TNS

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