New Delhi: Air India Express Employee Milan (AIXEU) has claimed that the airline has issued charge sheets to 200 people. Cabin Crew Union members were fined in May for reporting sick, which the union called an “unfair labour practice”.
The chargesheet was issued on June 5 and a time limit of 72 hours was given to respond.
In May around 200 cabin crew members went on strike to protest alleged mismanagement, resulting in hundreds of flights being cancelled.
The airline terminated the services of 25 crew members and warned others to return to work or face similar consequences. The strike ended after a week. agreement Meeting between crew representatives Management On May 9 at the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) in Delhi.
In a letter to Air India Express chief Alok Singh, AIXEU president KK Vijayakumar said, “Many cabin crew members were issued charge sheets by the HR head regarding their illness reports. This is very unfortunate and amounts to a crime.” Unfair Labor Practice to reopen the case and issue charge sheet For cases which have already been settled through conciliation.”
The union urged the management to refrain from reopening resolved issues and warned that such action could harm the company and its passengers.
He stressed that the issue had been resolved amicably during the May 9 meeting and any punitive action would further deteriorate industrial relations.
The union also pointed out that during the hearing before the CLC on May 28, it was clearly stated that no punitive action would be taken against the employees in this regard. Further, the union claimed that the newly introduced software led to the cancellation of several flights due to data loss, which was misrepresented as the fault of cabin crew employees.
The chargesheet was issued on June 5 and a time limit of 72 hours was given to respond.
In May around 200 cabin crew members went on strike to protest alleged mismanagement, resulting in hundreds of flights being cancelled.
The airline terminated the services of 25 crew members and warned others to return to work or face similar consequences. The strike ended after a week. agreement Meeting between crew representatives Management On May 9 at the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) in Delhi.
In a letter to Air India Express chief Alok Singh, AIXEU president KK Vijayakumar said, “Many cabin crew members were issued charge sheets by the HR head regarding their illness reports. This is very unfortunate and amounts to a crime.” Unfair Labor Practice to reopen the case and issue charge sheet For cases which have already been settled through conciliation.”
The union urged the management to refrain from reopening resolved issues and warned that such action could harm the company and its passengers.
He stressed that the issue had been resolved amicably during the May 9 meeting and any punitive action would further deteriorate industrial relations.
The union also pointed out that during the hearing before the CLC on May 28, it was clearly stated that no punitive action would be taken against the employees in this regard. Further, the union claimed that the newly introduced software led to the cancellation of several flights due to data loss, which was misrepresented as the fault of cabin crew employees.