Air France employees agree to partial extended-term activity -
FETHI BELAID / AFP
The pilots of Air France and Transavia accepted this Friday to sign an agreement on the partial long-term activity (APLD) which can be spread over two years, announced on Monday the SNPL, union of majority pilots in the company.
"This agreement allows a significant drop in the payroll over time for the company," said the SNPL in a press release, while Air France is facing an "unprecedented crisis (...) due to health restrictions and of the resulting economic crisis ”.
An unprecedented drop in wages
The remuneration of airline pilots of Air France and its low-cost subsidiary Transavia is down "more than 20% and up to 40% for certain profiles, such as instructors," says the union.
This agreement aimed at reducing the group's payroll comes after the signing of a collective termination agreement (RCC) last August, which led to the departure of 360 pilots, or 10% of the workforce.
"This is an unprecedented drop in the pilots' payroll that we are witnessing and which will help the Air France group weather the storm caused by Covid-19", said the SNPL hoped.
Currently, Air France's activity is equivalent to between 40 and 45% of its level of last year at the same time.
APLD as a compromise
Launched in July, the APLD authorizes a reduction in working hours of up to 40% of non-working hours on average for six to 24 months.
This can go up to 50% for high voltage sectors, as is the case for air transport.
The employee receives 70% of his gross remuneration (84% net) on non-working hours and the company is guaranteed to be compensated at least up to 85% for the duration of the agreement, see 100% for most affected sectors.
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