Covid-19 impact: Vistara announces 5-20% pay cut for 40% employees till Dec

The aviation sector has been hit hard by the pandemic and all airlines in India have resorted to cost-cutting measures like pay cuts to survive the crisis

Vistara on Tuesday announced a pay cut between five to 20 per cent till December this year for around 40 per cent of its employees as cash flow continues to be adversely affected due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The full-service carrier has more than 4,000 employees on its payroll.

"About 60 per cent of our employees are not impacted by the pay cut," a Vistara spokesperson said.

Vistara CEO Leslie Thng told employees in an email: "From 1st July, 2020, to 31st December, 2020, I will take a 20 per cent pay cut and we will be implementing a monthly pay cut scheme