Air Seychelles confirms notification for redundancy |09 June 2021

Air Seychelles has confirmed that the airline has circulated a notification for redundancy in accordance with Section 51 of the Employment Act to the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs since Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

Taking into consideration the financial impact of Covid-19, reduced flying activities and continued closure of markets across the airline’s network, based on the expected recovery scenarios, Air Seychelles had to unfortunately evaluate its manpower plan within the Turboprop and Jet Fleet pilots’ community.

As per the employment legal framework and following meetings plus several consultations held with the affected employees, Air Seychelles will send the list of 11 impacted pilots to the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs by the end of this week to initiate the formal redundancy process.

To note, given the unprecedented employment environment, the airline is also offering various job opportunities currently available within the organisation to the affected colleagues as an alternative, in addition to keeping their license proficiency check over one year with possibility of renewal based on improvement in business performance.

Press release from Air Seychelles