The move was overdue after the merger between the erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines.
The airline has cut losing the number of location of executive director from 43 to 19, general managers from 107 to 54 and deputy general managers from 143 to 112.
"This rationalisation was extended due and the number of posts were necessary to be cut after the airline was combined. Post the joining, we had to keep the executives from both the airlines and that had been rationalised now," said a senior Air India official.
These measures, along with more than a few others, will assist the national carrier in bringing along its work power to 9,500 by 2015-16 fiscal from over 13,000 at present.
The countrywide carrier has been able to trim its workforce mainly by transferring a large number to its engineering and ground handling supplementary.
"With the move, our employee to aircraft ratio will come down to 81. We also do not need to employ operational staff right away, as there is a capacity to add to their utilisation," the official said.
The official added that a group of the airline's employees are also nearing retirement. "Around 31 per cent of the employees are in the 53 to 58 year age bracket and they will stop working in the next five years," he added. Unlike other government companies, retirement age in Air India is 58.
On the back of such plan, the airline has stated 18 per cent add to in employee efficiency during 2012-13, compared to 2011-12 fiscal.
Meanwhile, the national carrier has begin the method of rationalising the number of familiar unions. The airline has 15 recognised unions (8 from erstwhile Air India and 7 from erstwhile Indian Airlines) and the target is to get it down to as low as 2.
"We have created a 4 member committee start by a former law secretary Krishna Mohan Sahni, who will present their account in 4 months time," the official said.
He added that the move is aimed at ensuring efficient decision making during negotiations between the management and union representatives.
The rationalisation development is being considered on the lines of Indian Railways that had lessen the number of unions from 34 to two in 2007. As many as 1.4 million railway employees certain the number of unions, as well as their leadership, through secret ballot.
LEAN AIRLINE
* Air India has cut down the number of executive director stated from 43 to 19, general managers from 107 to 54, and deputy general managers from 143 to 112
* These measures at staff rationalisation along with other measures would carry down the workforce to 9,500 by 2015-16 from 13,000 currently
* A bulk of the employees have been transport to technical and ground handling arms
* With this transfer, the employee to aircraft ratio stands at 81
The airline has cut losing the number of location of executive director from 43 to 19, general managers from 107 to 54 and deputy general managers from 143 to 112.
"This rationalisation was extended due and the number of posts were necessary to be cut after the airline was combined. Post the joining, we had to keep the executives from both the airlines and that had been rationalised now," said a senior Air India official.
These measures, along with more than a few others, will assist the national carrier in bringing along its work power to 9,500 by 2015-16 fiscal from over 13,000 at present.
The countrywide carrier has been able to trim its workforce mainly by transferring a large number to its engineering and ground handling supplementary.
"With the move, our employee to aircraft ratio will come down to 81. We also do not need to employ operational staff right away, as there is a capacity to add to their utilisation," the official said.
The official added that a group of the airline's employees are also nearing retirement. "Around 31 per cent of the employees are in the 53 to 58 year age bracket and they will stop working in the next five years," he added. Unlike other government companies, retirement age in Air India is 58.
On the back of such plan, the airline has stated 18 per cent add to in employee efficiency during 2012-13, compared to 2011-12 fiscal.
Meanwhile, the national carrier has begin the method of rationalising the number of familiar unions. The airline has 15 recognised unions (8 from erstwhile Air India and 7 from erstwhile Indian Airlines) and the target is to get it down to as low as 2.
"We have created a 4 member committee start by a former law secretary Krishna Mohan Sahni, who will present their account in 4 months time," the official said.
He added that the move is aimed at ensuring efficient decision making during negotiations between the management and union representatives.
The rationalisation development is being considered on the lines of Indian Railways that had lessen the number of unions from 34 to two in 2007. As many as 1.4 million railway employees certain the number of unions, as well as their leadership, through secret ballot.
LEAN AIRLINE
* Air India has cut down the number of executive director stated from 43 to 19, general managers from 107 to 54, and deputy general managers from 143 to 112
* These measures at staff rationalisation along with other measures would carry down the workforce to 9,500 by 2015-16 from 13,000 currently
* A bulk of the employees have been transport to technical and ground handling arms
* With this transfer, the employee to aircraft ratio stands at 81
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