Cash-strapped PIA Considering to Cut Workforce

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Cash-strapped PIA Considering to Cut Workforce

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According to news report on following link, removal of nearly 11,000 employees from financially struggling PIA is being considered. Removal of employees above the age of 57, directors sitting at home and nearly 400 employees with fake educational documents also being discussed.

PIA should have 6,000 to 7,000 employees instead of 18,000 employees currently working for the airline, according to the article.

PIA Chairman has said that policy for airline's future is being prepared. The airline is continuously suffering losses and downsizing is under consideration.

http://ummat.net/latest/20161006/296639.html

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According to PTV World, PIA spokesperson has said that right sizing is desperately needed in the airline.

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Won't this lead to another sit-in?
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Sit in or not it is what P.I.A. needs to do.
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Lets assume, Pilots have an Retirement of 63 in PIA, A/E have 60, what i have heard is over 57 would get early retirement with all the Benefits of a Employee retiring at the age of 60...
Now would this be applicable to only Ground Staff, CC, Daily Wage Staff or Flight Deck Crew, A/Es would be included too...
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Why is it being considered to fire fake degree holders?

They should fire right away.

And 11,000 is a big number which surely will result in sit in. What they should do is a hiring freeze, outsourcing some of its work and Conservative lay offs. Like hey we will fire 500 employees this month. Then announce another 500 after.

And do so like small group of people in each branch or city. This way they cannot make big groups for protest. It's good to fire 10 from 20 cities than 200 from one city.
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Compulsory Service Act can avoid a situation of sit-in?
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First thing they could do is to show door to fake degrees holder. This is the easiest thing they can do.
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According to the Express Tribune PIA is to layoff employees as well as hire new staff in certain categories.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1194757/rig ... ected-pia/
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Great step, everyone knows that PIA has too much unneeded Staff.
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before initiating cleanup, please demolish the unions in PIA if not yet done!
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