It has been learnt that Air India plans to introduce a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for around 600 employees whose roles are expected to be redundant after the merger of Vistara with it.
However, the entire flying crew will be retained as the airline plans massive operational expansion post-merger, sources said.
Air India did not respond to an email query.
In the recent past, Air India’s management has communicated to the employees that a number of jobs might become redundant after the merger. To minimise job losses, the Tata Group is trying to offer some employees new roles by upskilling them and placing others in different group companies.
The development comes after a comprehensive fitment exercise was conducted across the two airlines in consultation with global firms, namely, BCG and Deloitte.
Meanwhile, the airline group is hurrying up to close the process for the legal merger, whereas the operational assimilation might take some more time.
Besides, the airline has streamlined and aligned operational processes, pay scales, employee grades, and roles with Vistara.
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