New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, debt-ridden Air India has approved Leave Without Pay (LWP) scheme for employees ranging from six months or two years and extendable up to five years.
According to a letter, the scheme authorises Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal to issue the LWP to employees depending on their suitability, efficiency, competence, quality of performance, the health of the employee, the instance of non-availability of the employee for duty in past, as a result of ill-health or otherwise and redundancy.
"Accordingly, departmental heads at headquarters and regional directors are required to assess individuals on the above-mentioned factors and identify the cases where the option of compulsory LWP can be exercised. Names (to be approved) by CMD," the letter dated July 14 read.
The regional directors will constitute a committee comprised of General Manager (Personnel), General Manager (Finance) and concerned departmental head. The names of such employees need to be forwarded to General Manager (Personnel), Headquarters for obtaining necessary approval of the CMD.
Those employees who do opt for the scheme will not be allowed to take up a job in any other public sector.
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"Employees taking up employment after availing LWP under the scheme or at a later date, in another airline and allied services or in any organisation with which the company has dealing, should seek prior permission from the company, before taking up employment in such an organisation," the letter further said.