Pay cuts can trigger 'desperate, extreme acts': Air India pilots to govt

Air India’s (AI’s) seniormost pilots in a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri warned that “massive forced paycuts” and compulsory leave without pay (LWP) schemes could have a “potentially disastrous psychological impact” on employees.

Saying that 60 pilots who operated repatriation flights under the government’s Vande Bharat Mission had been infected by the virus, the pilots said employees may be forced to challenge the decision in court, which might be a hurdle for the privatisation process.

“A rising stack of litigations and financial liabilities arising out of pending financial dues owed to employees could potentially destroy our organisation’s future health,