To address the concerns of the employees on the proposed revised terms and conditions of the airline, Tata Group-owned Air India will hold a town hall meeting. monocontrol On 24 April.
As per details, the chief of the aviation firm, Campbell Wilson, along with all top executives, is expected to participate in the Air India town hall on Tuesday at 4 pm. A similar meeting was held on 22 April by another Tata airline, Ax Connect.
The meeting was announced on April 21, days after pilot unions, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), sent a legal notice to the aviation firm.
The report said that earlier the CPA and IPG had asked their members not to accept the revised terms of employment.
In a legal notice, the AI pilots have sought the intervention of Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran to resolve the disagreement between them and the airline’s recently announced working conditions and pay structure. Through the meeting, AI seeks to address the concerns of the employees.
The report quoted a senior Air India official as saying, “Air India is in touch with its employees regarding any concerns they may have regarding the new working conditions and pay structure. We are directly addressing the concerns of our employees.” Are.”
What is deadlock after all?
In their joint notice sent to Suresh Dutt Tripathi, AI’s chief human resource officer, the ICPA and IPG alleged that the airline’s action of contacting member pilots “personally” was “not only unjust, coercive and intimidating, but also illegal”. Is’. Terms and Conditions of Service.
The unions also passed a joint resolution on 24 April in which they said that if the aviation firm terminates any member of the union or does not sign the revised terms and conditions, the union will not protect them to any extent till the reinstatement of the member. Will do
“Indian courts have consistently held that there cannot be, in law, a personal agreement or settlement between the management and an individual workman, except in cases of dismissal or dismissal from the service of an individual workman, and if such an agreement is signed is neither legal nor binding and cannot have legal effect.” monocontrol Cited ICPA notice read.
What the AI Says:
Meanwhile, the AI says that they are confident that the matter will be resolved soon as it is addressing the concerns of the employees.
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