Luxair has its collective agreement. After some , the two trade unions and management on 17 February signed a renewal until 31 December 2027. According to a draft of the agreement that Paperjam has been able to consult, the main measures include:
Adjustment of pay scales for pilots, ground staff and cabin crew from 1 January
The new salary scale for pilots, which now comprises just two categories (co-pilot and captain), brings Luxair’s offer more into line with current market conditions. It also facilitates the transition to the new fleet of aircraft and offers better career management for pilots.
For ground staff and cabin crew, the new salary scales eliminate negative steps, ensure annual salary progression and replace biennial increases with annual increments starting from the former grade 25.
Other specific measures, such as the improvement of the allowance for senior cabin crew (purser), have also been agreed upon.
Measures for those who actively helped the airline pass the 2.6m passenger mark after the health crisis
“In recognition of your efforts to manage the covid-19 pandemic in the best possible way, for employees still with the company on 1 January 2025 and hired up to 31 December 2020, two salary increments will be made. For those recruited up to 31 December 2021, one salary increment will be applied,” says the collective agreement.
A salary increase in the form of a special crisis exit allowance of €50 gross at the current index will be granted from 1 October 2025 to employees (excluding pilots) under contract on 31 December 2024.
Flexibility measures to improve work-life balance
The number of “off” days for flight crews will be increased, rosters will be planned over six days and “single off-days” will be reduced to a minimum. Flight crews will be able to factor their flights, hours will be able to be recovered from the flextime counter on a full-day basis, an additional day of leave will be granted at the age of 55, the thirteenth month’s pay will be partially converted into days of leave, a targeted home office policy will be introduced and the carry-over of leave to the following year will be harmonised at 10 days.
Strengthening social dialogue
Three joint committees were set up to modernise the FDRs (flight duty regulations), the pay scales for former manual and non-manual staff, and the text of the collective labour agreement itself.
Luxair management has undertaken “to recruit sufficient staff to significantly improve the reliability and practicality of flight schedules, and to make reasonable investments to improve its schedule management programme.”
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