
The flag carrier airline of India, Tata Group, Air India has terminated employment for over 180 non-flying employees.
CNBC reported Air India’s statement, “As part of the fitment process, employees in non-flying functions have been assigned roles based on organisational needs and individual merit.”
“A comprehensive process has been followed to assess the suitability of all employees over the past 18 months. During this phase, there have also been multiple voluntary retirement schemes and reskilling opportunities offered to employees”, the statement added.
The statement further said, “However, for less than 1% of our employee base who have not been able to utilise VRS or reskilling opportunities, we have to part ways.”
When the Tatas taken control of the airline, Air India employed approximately 13,000 individuals. Since then, the workforce has expanded to around 18,000 as the airline has recruited fresh talent. Women employees constitute as much as 51% of Air India’s workforce.
Additionally, At Air India Express, over 13% of pilots are women, and close to 50% of the workforce comprises women employees.
In 2024, the companies may resort to layoffs for various reasons including Financial Challenges, Restructuring, Technological Changes, Technological Changes, and Performance Issues.
So far in 2024, there have been 389 layoffs at tech companies with 69,146 people impacted (886 people per day). In 2023, there were 2,001 layoffs at tech companies 428,836 people were impacted (1,175 people per day)
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