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Resentment grows among Kingfisher employees waiting for salary

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

Last month around 200 airlines engineers had struck work over the non-payment of salary.

"The airline has paid January salary to most of its pilots. However, none of the engineers have yet been paid," airlines sources told PTI here.

A substantial number of ground staff is also yet to receive their January salaries.

"The management intentions are questionable. It seems to be working on 'divide and rule' policy by paying to a section of its staff while leaving out other employees," they alleged, adding that it looks as if it has tried to pre-empt any move by the staff to take on the management jointly on the long pending salary dues.

 

Mallya said in his May 5 communication to the employees that the airline will start remitting January salaries from May 9 onwards.

However, then the management failed to deliver its commitment. A section of its pilots started reporting sick leading to cancellation of several flights. MORE

  

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First Published: May 20 2012 | 6:15 PM IST

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