Skift India Report: Air India Revamps Compensation Structure For Non-Flying Staff

Having revised the salary structure for flying staff in April, Tata Group-owned Air India has now initiated a revamp of employment contracts and compensation for its non-flying workforce in India.

“The new grades and designations have been arrived at after a comprehensive formal job evaluation to assess the size and complexity of each role, which have then been benchmarked against external companies so that the grade and associated compensation is aligned with market standards,” said the airline's CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson.

Additionally, Air India is introducing a performance-linked variable pay component that will be directly linked to both the company’s and each individual’s performance in a financial year, he told employees. 

The airline will also provide annual increments for employees who joined post-privatization on or before December 31. The Tata Group took control of the airline in January 2022 under a government-led strategic divestment program. For employees who joined before privatization, the airline has introduced a cost to company compensation structure with fixed pay and performance linked bonus.

The company further said employees who have not been assigned any role in the new organization structure and those who have applied for voluntary retirement will not receive the revised contract.

Additionally, Air India is hiring 550 cabin crew members and 50 pilots every month and also expects to have six wide-body A350 planes in its fleet by the end of this year. 

Nearly 168,000 Indian tourists visited Nepal by air during the first six months of the year, up from 97,313 visitors during the same period last year, according to the Nepal Tourism Board. In May, the Himalayan nation received a total of 153,602 foreign visitors out of which