NEW DELHI: Ahead of Air India’s handover to the Tata Group by the end of this week, the airline’s pilots have written to the management seeking corrections to deductions in their arrears paid recently. The pilots sought payment of the pending arrears or else they will initiate legal proceedings.
In a letter dated January 24, the pilots said, “We appreciate that the company is attempting to settle the long overdue arrears; however, we are disappointed in the unprofessional manner the process is being carried out. Multiple deductions and recoveries have been projected in the arrears statement of many of our member pilots. We strongly protest against this illegal act.”
The pilots said they should have been intimated about reasons rather than simply deducting their money. “The data on which the recovery is based has not been disclosed. This proves the ill intent of the management on the eve of handover. This recovery exercise is entirely illegal, and we demand that this anomaly is rectified and the amount due is repaid with immediate effect.”
