In a big relief to Indigo employees, the airline on Thursday said that it has decided to roll back the pay cuts in April salary. In an email to employees on April 23, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said that the decision to reduce pay was in deference to government wishes. “In deference to our Government’s wishes of not reducing pay during the lockdown, we have decided not to implement the previously announced pay cuts during the month of April,” the email reads.
“However, your Excom (Executive Committee) members and SVPs (senior vice presidents) have volunteered to take pay cuts this month. For everyone else, you can expect your April salaries to be paid without the pay cuts,” the CEO told employees.
IndiGo had announced 5-20 per cent pay cut
Earlier on March 19, Dutta had talked about the need to cut costs. He informed employees, via an email, that he would take a pay cut of 25 per cent and salary of others would be trimmed ranging from five per cent to 20 per cent. The decision was apparently taken in view of huge loss to the aviation sector because of the coronavirus outbreak. All domestic and international commercial flights have been grounded to fight the spread of infectious COVID-19.
“I am personally taking a 25 per cent pay cut, SVPs (senior vice presidents) and above are taking 20 per cent, VPs (vice presidents) and cockpit crew are taking a 15 per cent pay cut, AVPs (assistant vice presidents), Bands D along with cabin crew will take 10 per cent and Band Cs five per cent,” Dutta had said on March 19.
Meanwhile, airline major Indigo is operating relief flights ‘free of cost’ to help the Central government’s effort in controlling COVID-19.
