KQ releases frozen pilots pay amid salary cuts tiff
Monday April 05 2021
By BONFACE OTIENO
Summary
The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa) which represents about 414 KQ pilots told the Business Daily Sunday that the airline paid pilots 70 percent of their March pay.
The national carrier had withheld the March pay, which is normally paid before 25th of every month, after the pilots demanded a smaller salary cut.
Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ (KQ) has released frozen pilot pay, shrugging off a row over the flyers demand for reduced salary cut in the wake of business disruptions caused by Covid-19.
The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa) which represents about 414 KQ pilots told the Business Daily Sunday that the airline paid pilots 70 percent of their March pay on April 2 and promised to clear the balance when the carrier returns to growth.
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THE STANDARD By
Wainaina Wambu |
February 10th 2021 at 09:00:00 GMT +0300
Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots have opposed the latest wave of pay cuts by the national carrier.
Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa) termed the move to effect pay reductions of as much as 30 per cent an illegality that goes against their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the airline.
“These unilateral actions by KQ management are not only a breach of the CBA but also an illegality in as far as the laws of Kenya are concerned. Kalpa will not condone or tolerate such impunity; we are addressing these unlawful actions,” said Kalpa Chief Executive Murithi Nyagah in a memo to members ahead of a virtual meeting yesterday.
KQ, pilots row over China’s Covid blood test
Tuesday December 22 2020
By BONFACE OTIENO
Summary
Kenya Airline Pilots Association (Kalpa) has informed Kenya Airways that its members who do not wish to be subjected to the 15-minute coronavirus blood test will withdraw from flying planes to China until further notice.
The Covid-19 pandemic has grounded much of the global aviation industry, but Kenya Airways has witnessed adequate travel on the China route.
Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots have rejected the mandatory extraction of blood samples for coronavirus test in Chinese airports in a row that looks set to trigger flight cancellations and delays to the Asian nation.