Kenya Airways is expected to suspend between 650 to1500 employees a move which has forced the Countrys Prime Minister Raila Odinga who has directed the airline company to suspend the planned retrenchment.
Odinga said the airline should prepare a brief explaining some of the issues raised by workers.
Employees of Kenya Airways had on Thursday petitioned the government to intervene in the impeding layoff.
Odinga said the petition had raised a number of pertinent questions regarding the planned retrenchment and whether the Company’s is applying good corporate practice.
For instance, it is unclear whether Kenya Airways has explored all available options for reducing its wage bill including introducing pay cuts,” the letter read, adding that it was not clear whether the Company has engaged the Aviation and Allied Workers Union (AAWU) in discussions over the planned staff rationalization.
“Employees of Kenyan origin are facing retrenchment while jobs for foreign nationals performing similar duties are protected. In the recent past, similar Public Companies such as Orange Telkom Kenya that have undertaken massive employee retrenchment entered into negotiation with the workers union and agreed on a settlement package that was mutually acceptable to both parties and the Government,” the letter read.
NMG
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