Mumbai: National carrier Air India's low-cost airline, Air India Express, has sent its crew on a treasure hunt to find a tailor in the city who can stitch their uniforms for rates that are as old as the airline itself.
The crew have been told that they will be reimbursed for the expenses incurred on getting uniforms made, but the allotted amounts are so paltry that the employees will have to spend from their own pockets or risk punitive action for not being appropriately dressed.
Employees are required to get new uniforms every two years and this set of uniforms is for 2015 and 2016. Till last year, the airline had an official tailor in Versova who would stitch the uniforms; employees just had to collect it from the shop. This year, the carrier has asked the crew to collect the cloth material from the airline's Kalina office and get it stitched from a tailor of their choosing.
The November circular, issued by the management, detailed guidelines on the uniforms and stated that crew members would be reimbursed for the amounts spent on stitching, provided they produced the receipts. The allocated charges per person are Rs. 155 for shirts, Rs. 165 for trousers and Rs. 1,500 for blazers for men; for women, the airline has set aside Rs. 275 for a salwar-kurti set, Rs. 140 for a blouse, and Rs. 50 for a stole.
08/07/15 Mid Day
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The crew have been told that they will be reimbursed for the expenses incurred on getting uniforms made, but the allotted amounts are so paltry that the employees will have to spend from their own pockets or risk punitive action for not being appropriately dressed.
Employees are required to get new uniforms every two years and this set of uniforms is for 2015 and 2016. Till last year, the airline had an official tailor in Versova who would stitch the uniforms; employees just had to collect it from the shop. This year, the carrier has asked the crew to collect the cloth material from the airline's Kalina office and get it stitched from a tailor of their choosing.
The November circular, issued by the management, detailed guidelines on the uniforms and stated that crew members would be reimbursed for the amounts spent on stitching, provided they produced the receipts. The allocated charges per person are Rs. 155 for shirts, Rs. 165 for trousers and Rs. 1,500 for blazers for men; for women, the airline has set aside Rs. 275 for a salwar-kurti set, Rs. 140 for a blouse, and Rs. 50 for a stole.
08/07/15 Mid Day
