No plans to hike incentives: Air India

Air India said it has no plans to hike productivity-linked incentives paid to its employee.

National air carrier Air India said it has no plans to hike productivity-linked incentives paid to its employees,as reported in the media.

“Air India,in response to the media report regarding increase in incentive payments,wishes to state that no such payments are being made,” an Air India statement said.

On November 26,Air India signed an MoU with its officers’ association for the release of ad hoc interim relief,in addition to existing PLIs,with retrospective effect from April,2010.

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The air-carrier’s Chairman and Managing Director,Arvind Jadhav,had ordered that the interim relief should be released to Air India officers immediately.

The MoU,approved by Jadhav,provides for payment of an interim relief of Rs 10,000-15,000 per month as productivity-linked incentives (PLIs) to around 2,200 general category officers.

“According to the MoU,payment will have to be implemented in the PLI for the month of October (payable in November),” an internal communication by the Executive Director (Personnel) to the Executive Director (Finance) said.

In Air India,PLIs are paid on the 20th of each month for the preceding month.

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“CMD has directed that the above-mentioned interim relief may be implemented immediately,” the communication said.

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