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Arik Air bows to pressure, implements 80% salary cut for staff in April

Abiola Odutola by Abiola Odutola
April 24, 2020
in Company News, Socio Economic
COVID-19: Arik Air suspends flights to West Coast, COVID-19: Arik Air. Aero, Dana, others suspend flight operations, Arik Air to resume flights on July 8 as FG lifts ban on air travel

Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu

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It is indeed a Black April for local airline workers, especially staff of Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s major airline, as the airline confirmed Nairametrics’ earlier report that disclosed that the airline would right size in few weeks. Two days after the exposé, the management of Arik Air issued a mail to all workers that it has implemented 80% salary cut for its personnel for the month of April.

That is not all. The airline also ordered 90% of its 1,800 staff to proceed on leave without pay until further notice. This was disclosed in an email signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Captain Roy Ilegbolu, and sent to all staff yesterday. It stated that the suspension would be subject to monthly review.

Meanwhile, Nairametrics had reported that the airline had told the workers that it could only pay them half of their salaries.

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A manager in the airline, who prefers anonymity, told Nairametrics that the management had told all workers across the nation that it would slash salaries for obvious reasons.

He said, “It was so sad when we were informed. Nobody planned for what happened and we have no other choice but to re-strategise in order to make ends meet.

“The plan of the airline is to right-size the workforce. Information I got from Lagos confirmed that about 50% of the workforce may be forced to resign and that is more devastating than slashing salaries due to lockdown.”

Why it matters: A source in Arik Air told Nairametrics that Ilegbolu stated that the global economic crisis triggered by COVID-19 pandemic and that has affected the world, creating uncertainty and Nigeria is not isolated from that development.

Ilegbolu said in the mail, “After careful deliberation and analyses, management has decided to implement an 80 per cent pay cut for all members of staff across the entire organisation for the month of April 2020. Furthermore, commencing from May 1st 2020, no less than 90 per cent of our staff will proceed on leave without pay until further notice. This position will be reviewed on a monthly basis and communications on further developments will be shared by our HR department as the situation evolves.

READ MORE: PwC’s Andrew Nevin urges FG to provide more economic stimulus amid Covid-19

“With the current observed trend of events, it is prudent to lean on the assumption that the situation is likely to persist for a while longer.”

“Of huge significance to us is that we have suffered a sharp decline of over 98% in our revenue streams since the suspension of our scheduled flights almost four weeks ago. Added to this is the rapid decline in the value of the naira by over 35% against the benchmark and with oil prices now falling well below $15 per barrel, it is evident that we must, without further delay, take decisive action to preserve our organisation.”

According to the Arik boss, the focus of the management has always hinged on the well-being and safety of the staff, managing liquidity as an organisation and creating the opportunity to ride out of inclement circumstances such as the one it is faced today.

READ ALSO: Emirates Airline cuts staff salaries, suspends all passenger flights from March 25

To further cut cost, Arik has reached out to its suppliers, specifically negotiating reduced rates on all contracted services and mitigating operational expenses due to changes in demand. It has also implemented contingency plans for staff and introduced operational support flexibility.

Ilegbolu added that the outlook for the near future is not encouraging, and that the airline’s current level of business simply cannot support its operations for much longer.

 


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