No out-of-court settlement: Lufthansa talks with laid-off India employees fail
March 02, 2021
Airline offers ex-gratia payment; employees want their jobs back
The discussion between German airline Lufthansa and its 103 terminated Indian cabin crew has failed to arrive at an out-of-court settlement.
The employees will now pursue legal recourse with a petition in the Central Government Industrial Tribunal under the Industrial Dispute Act.
Sources close to the development said that Lufthansa management had invited the representatives of the employees on February 25 for an out-of-court-settlement discussion.
One of the employee representatives said the management said:“reinstatement is out of the question but they can look into offering some ex gratia payment. We, in turn, informed them that we hadn t come for ex gratia payment but to get our jobs back, which they (Lufthansa) declined.”
Lufthansa India aims to reach out-of-court settlement with 100 terminated staff
February 17, 2021
Lufthansa India is looking for an out-of-court settlement with nearly 100 Indian staff who were laid off recently.
Over 103 Indian cabin crew members who were on fixed-term contracts had dragged the German airline to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal.
A petition was filed by Senior Advocate Mohan Bir Singh under Sections 2-A, 9 (A), 10 (1) and 33 of the Industrial Disputes Act. The matter is set to be heard on Friday. They have also represented to the Ministry of Labour.
In response to a notice sent by the employees to the company, Lufthansa’s legal team has said that it is reviewing the issues raised by the terminated employees, said a source close to the development.
Lufthansa’s cabin crew in India has dragged the German airline to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal for terminating services of 103 Indian flight attendants who were on fixed-term contracts.