Despite the Industrial Court prohobiting the strike,the union and its members are still going on with the strike. How legal is this?? Any Lawyers in the house??

What's the latest on this issue?

If you look at any organization,the top paid individuals will always be management and critical staff. In KQ,that means the pilots. Alot of responsibility is placed on their hands,lives of people and those $$$$ aircrafts. They will always be paid alot. How much you earn always depends on how much responisibility you have.

My boss's salary can pay 5 of us,i dont complain,i just work hard to get my money and hopefully i will be the boss one day.

150% rise is ridiculous,however,it depends on how big the rise will affect the payroll. if 80% account for 20%,then it actually means that the payroll will only go up by 30%,which may be possible. In the year 2007-2008,the wage bill was 7bn. an increase of 30% in this will make the wage bill 10.5bn. That wipes out all the profits for that year.
Fact: Erosion of shareholder value.

The company's management will always look out for the shareholder value first. The employees and others are subsidiary. I see people going home.

But maybe the top guys need a cut in salaries,i think they are over-compensated. I dont know how much the pilots and management are paid,but the ratio speaks volumes.

There are many. many airlines that serve Kenya... by going on strike (they were offered 11% increases) for 150% (ati,a janitor wants 50k)... then wacha they go on strike... KQ will send its passengers with KLM & AF albeit at lower margins... and the striking workers will lose their jobs.

Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB

Has the strike taken off? They were to down their tools at midnight.

What tool does a flight crew have to drop down?A pen?

The Hague...or Local Triburnal ama TJRC.

I have flights booked for kesho,what will happen?

Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming

I think you would have to be crazy to strike unless you know that your presence at KQ is critical.So many guys have graduated from the universities this year yet no company is currently hiring.....then you want to strike?!Unless you are critical to any company,a guy will be trained so fast to do your job at half your cost.Those who feel that Emirates,Qatar Airways are paying better should go there......

I can assure you that as people strike today.....CVs are flooding at KQ for that 'poor pay'. . . and with some training.....It's all a matter of demand and supply....ask indians why they move to work in other countries despite of their technical expertise and fairly good education!



The world is changed by those who dare dream.

Ku-strike ni bure... just wait till the paychecks stop coming in... some flights delayed coz of go-slow... KQ made a mega-loss in 2008-9... run to EK or QR if u think they pay better.

Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB

It's tricky for the staff to go on strike.A recourse at the industrial court is not a guarantee to anything better than the 11/13% management offer going by the kind of -ve profit they made last year.If anything,the court may decline to offer anything at all or even ask staff to take a pay cut.The union must realise that the days of banging table tops are long gone.........However,am surprised at the low wages the company gives to the lower cadre of employees.21K inclusive of allowances in Nairobi is low .I doubt that compares well with peers in the region.

Old man about town....