IndiGo begins disciplinary proceedings in opposition to technicians who went on mass sick go away

By PTI

NEW DELHI: IndiGo has began disciplinary proceedings in opposition to the plane upkeep technicians who went on mass sick go away over the last 5 days to protest in opposition to low salaries, sources stated on Tuesday.

The airline has requested the technicians involved to report back to the airline’s physician, together with needed medical paperwork, in order that the service can confirm in the event that they had been truly sick, sources talked about.

In an e-mail despatched to at least one such technician who took sick go away on July 10, IndiGo stated that such an absence with none prior discover impacts the operations of the airline.

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“Therefore you are directed to meet our company doctors immediately along with necessary medical documents to substantiate your medical condition,” it talked about.

The airline didn’t reply to the request for a press release on the matter. The e-mail stated that for the reason that airline has not been capable of get in contact with the technician, he ought to urgently take an appointment with the corporate physician.

In case he doesn’t take the appointment, the airline will conclude that he’s “voluntarily staying away from work and treat it appropriately”.

During the final 5 days, a sizeable variety of the airline’s plane upkeep technicians went on sick go away to protest in opposition to their low salaries.

However, IndiGo had on Monday stated it’ll “rationalise” the salaries of its plane upkeep technicians and take away “anomalies caused by the pandemic”, in response to an inner communication.

On July 2, round 55 per cent of IndiGo’s home flights had been delayed as a major variety of its cabin crew members took sick go away, with sources saying they ostensibly went for an Air India recruitment drive.

IndiGo had slashed the salaries of a big part of its staff when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak. New airline Akasa Air, revamped Jet Airways and Tata group-owned Air India have began hiring processes and this has created a churn within the aviation trade, with many staff on the lookout for greener pastures.