India: Notice period for senior pilots extended to 1 year
Commanders working with Indian carriers will now have to serve a 1-year notice period before leaving their airline to join another one. Bowing to pressure from big airlines, Indian aviation authorities decided Wednesday to extend the earlier notice period of 6 months for all pilots to a year for captains and commanders. Pilots have been warned that failure to abide by the new rules would invite strict action, including debarring their flying licence permanently or temporarily. Pilots said they would challenge the aviation ministry order legally and termed the situation as one of "bonded labour". Incidentally, about 2 years back the aviation ministry had decided not to interfere in such matters, terming it an employer-employee relation. <br/>
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India: Notice period for senior pilots extended to 1 year
Commanders working with Indian carriers will now have to serve a 1-year notice period before leaving their airline to join another one. Bowing to pressure from big airlines, Indian aviation authorities decided Wednesday to extend the earlier notice period of 6 months for all pilots to a year for captains and commanders. Pilots have been warned that failure to abide by the new rules would invite strict action, including debarring their flying licence permanently or temporarily. Pilots said they would challenge the aviation ministry order legally and termed the situation as one of "bonded labour". Incidentally, about 2 years back the aviation ministry had decided not to interfere in such matters, terming it an employer-employee relation. <br/>
