Tag: Airline

SpiceJet to axe 1400 roles in bid to stay afloat

Indian budget carrier SpiceJet is facing turbulence, announcing plans to lay off 1,400 employees – 15 per cent of its workforce – in a...

5,000 cabin crew wanted at Emirates

Emirates is looking for 5,000 cabin crew for which the Dubai-based airline will be conducting recruitment drives across 460 cities this year. Fresh graduates who...

‘Cannot override Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act’: SC to Jet Airways

No settlement or contract entered into by employee unions with their employers can override the Model Standing Order, unless doing so turns out to...

Go First goes insolvent, 5,000+ employees unsure of future

Many pilots of Go First have reportedly started looking out for jobs elsewhere, what with the low-cost airline filing for voluntary insolvency and cancelling...

SpiceJet to hike pilots’ salaries

SpiceJet will pay its captains Rs 7 lakh for 80 hours of flying per month. This is the hike that the Airline has announced...

IndiGo pilots’ salaries will be restored to pre-COVID levels in 3...

The pilots at IndiGo can now look forward to their salaries — which were cut by up to 40 per cent for some, to...

IndiGo hikes salaries by 8% for the second time in 2022

IndiGo pilots and crew members have received yet another eight per cent hike in their salaries. This is the second hike in four months....

6,600 jobs available at Singapore’s Changi Airport

Singapore’s Changi Airport is on a hiring spree. It is on the lookout for talent to fill front-line passenger-service positions as well as vacancies...

Emirates on recruitment drive across 30 cities

Emirates is looking to add to its cabin crew. In fact, the talent acquisition team of the global airlines will be touring about 30...

IndiGo CEO admits salary raise remains a delicate & difficult issue

While IndiGo’s pilots have been expressing their discontentment at the low-cost carrier’s failure to restore their salaries, Ronojoy Dutta, CEO, IndiGo admits that the...

Medical insurance for retired Air India staff

There is some good news for the retired employees of Air India. They will be covered under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), which...

Salaries restored to pre-COVID levels for Spicejet staff

After an eventful year, that saw Spicejet, India’s low-cost carrier, struggling to pay full salaries to its employees, things seem to be returning to...

Staff of Alitalia go on strike, cause flight cancellations

Employees of Alitalia called a strike causing at least a 100 flights to be cancelled in Italy. The Unions came out in support of...

Vuram, GoAir to hire more people this year amidst return of...

IT company, Vuram, is gearing to take on 400 new hires in 2021, in line with the increasing demand for digitisation. Presently, the Company...

IndiGo lays off 10% of staff, over 2000 impacted

The ongoing pandemic has impacted many industries around the world, but aviation is by far the hardest hit. Understanding the gravity of the situation, the...

“We are now trying to adapt to WFH”: SVP-HR, Vistara

Of all the sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation has been the hardest hit. With travel restrictions, grounded fleets, benched staff, schedule uncertainties,...

Up to 20% pay cut for Vistara staff till December

Vistara, the Indian full-service airline will impose a pay cut of five to 20 per cent from July 1 to December 31, 2020, for...

Lufthansa to slash 22,000 jobs, strikes bailout deal with German govt

Lufthansa announced its intention to lay off about 22,000 full-time employees, as it sees no hope of demand for travel recovering any time soon,...

GoAir suspends trainee pilot over objectionable social-media behaviour

Standing by its zero-tolerance policy, Go Air, the budget airline, had sacked a trainee pilot for posting objectionable comments on Twitter. The airline had...

Virgin Atlantic may lay off over 3,000 employees

No airline has escaped the effect of the pandemic, given that most airports are sealed and flights have been grounded for months now. British...

IndiGo to pay full salaries to majority of employees; revokes announcement...

Low-cost carrier (LCC), IndiGo, has revoked its earlier announcement of pay-cuts during the month of April. It has now decided to pay full salaries...

Vistara CCO defends employee on social media

Setting an example to all leaders, Sanjiv Kapoor, the chief commercial officer of Vistara Airlines, defended his employee against a customer’s complaint. Recently, a flyer...

SpiceJet to strengthen its workforce with pilots and cabin crew

Ajay Singh, co-founder of SpiceJet is to infuse about Rs 1,000 crore in the airline by mid-May. With Rs 550 crore already pumped in after he took over earlier this year, the funds are expected to be used for expansion purposes.

How this energy company is championing employee inclusivity & engagement

In today’s competitive business landscape, fostering an inclusive and engaging work environment is not just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. Jakson Green,...

Trident’s Asmita leaves blossom into inclusive workplaces

Forget the tired trope of corporate activism. In the heart of India's textile industry, Trident, a manufacturing company, is quietly weaving a revolution in...
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Engagement is outdated: The future of success lies in ‘employee involvement’

In the ever-evolving landscape of the contemporary workplace, a profound metamorphosis is underway, challenging the conventional emphasis on employee engagement. This paradigm shift posits...
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Tata Steel: Journey through excellence in talent acquisition 

Tata Steel, part of the Tata Group, is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is one of the world's leading steel...

Singapore government modifies foreign worker policy

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Singapore has modified the foreign worker policy. As per the modifications, the minimum qualifying salary for foreign workers to...

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IBM announces job cuts in brief meeting

Fresh reports indicate that International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has initiated layoffs within its workforce. Refraining from disclosing the precise number of job reductions,...

Vishal Nagda appointed CPO, Gera Developments

Vishal Nagda has joined Gera Developments as chief people officer. A human resource professional with over two decades of experience, Nagda is the founder...

Bizongo’s upgraded parenthood policy offers leaves/support for adoption, IVF, egg freezing

Bizongo’s upgraded Parenthood Journey Policy will cover adoption leaves, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) leaves as well as leaves for egg freezing. The company realises...

“2024 workplace to get a flexibility makeover,” Saba Adil

Talent tango: Fresh faces, sharp skills, or tech triumph? HR’s 2024 balancing act In 2024, organisations will continue to prioritise building an employee-centric workplace, recognising...

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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR

Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years? A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...

EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO

Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...

“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...

Q. How would you define the culture at GE? A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
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