(a) the number of contract workers employed by Air India till date along with the expenditure involved therein annually;
(b) the minimum wage paid to these contract workers job-wise;
(c) the number of contract workers who have been terminated along with the reasons therefor during each of the last three years, year-wise;
(d) whether the Government proposes to recruit permanent employees against these contract workers; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the same?
The Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Jayant Sinha)
(a) and (b): As on 01.06.2018, a total of 3108 employees on Fixed Term Contract are employed by Air India. The annual expenditure on salaries incurred/paid to contractual employees for FY 2017-18 is Rs 162.74 crore. The instructions regarding minimum wages are complied with, and the wages/salary paid to the Fixed Term Contract employees are higher than the minimum wages.;
(c): The number of employees on Fixed Term Contract (FTC) who have been terminated during last three years are as under :
Year No. of termination
2015-16 07
2016-17 12
2017-18 32;
Contract of most of the employees have been terminated on the basis of disciplinary action for absenteeism & other non-performance reasons etc. Besides, 115 employees on Fixed Terms Contract, also left Air India Ltd. on end of their contract or termination of the contract on the request of the employee etc. ;
(d) and (e): No such plan is under consideration in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.