Air India fires more than 180 non-flying employees: More than 180 non-flying employees have been let go by Air India in recent weeks, according to sources. The airline insisted that the affected employees were not able to take advantage of voluntary retirement plans or reskilling opportunities.
Since the Tata Group acquired the financially troubled Air India in January 2022, attempts have been made to simplify the business model.
According to a spokesperson for Air India on Friday, roles in non-flying roles have been assigned to employees as part of the fitment process based on individual merit and organisational needs.
Over the past 18 months, a thorough procedure has been used to evaluate each employee’s suitability. Employees have also been given access to numerous voluntary retirement plans and reskilling opportunities during this phase.
“Unfortunately, we must part ways with the less than 1% of our workforce that has not been able to take advantage of VRS or reskilling opportunities. Throughout this process, we are upholding all contractual obligations,” the spokesperson stated in a statement.
A little over 180 legacy employees, according to the sources, were among the employees laid off by the airline, though the exact number was not disclosed.
Air India employs about 18,000 people.
Since the Tata Group took over, there have been two rounds of VRS available.
Building an agile and efficient organisational structure in line with the business model is crucial to the multi-year transformational initiative Vihaan.AI, according to the spokesperson, in order to support growth and ambition.
