MAS Workers Demand CEO To Resign For "Failing" The Company
Following its fifth straight quarterly loss and pressure from the MH370 incident, the Malaysia Airlines' Workers Union are demanding for the national flag carrier's top management to be replaced by a fresh new set of leaders.
By Mei Mei Chu — 30 May 2014, 01:55 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
The Malaysia Airlines' Workers Union (MASEU) Is Demanding For The Carrier's Top Managers' Resignation As Talks Of Bankruptcy Surface
The Malaysia Airlines' Workers Union (MASEU) Is Demanding For The Carrier's Top Managers' Resignation As Talks Of Bankruptcy Surface
Image via yimg.comMalaysia Airlines' workers' union called Thursday for the struggling carrier's top managers to step down, adding to pressure with the fate of Flight MH370 still unknown almost three months on.
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MASEU, which represents 13,500 MAS employees, has also accused the present management of driving the airline to bankruptcy and causing senior staff to leave.
The Union Is Urging The Government Not To Renew CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya's Contract When It Expires In September
The Union Is Urging The Government Not To Renew CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya's Contract When It Expires In September
Image via calgaryherald.comThe union will urge the government not to renew the contract of MAS chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, believed to be expiring in September, said the union's executive secretary Jabbarullah Kadir.
Mohd Jabbarullah Abd Kadir, executive secretary of Malaysian Airlines System Employees Union (Maseu), said the national carrier needs a fresh set of leaders to lead the company to profitability again.
yahoo.comThey Also Want Aerospace And Engineering CEO Azhari Mohd Dahlan, And Human Resource Director Zahrah Zaid To Resign
They Also Want Aerospace And Engineering CEO Azhari Mohd Dahlan, And Human Resource Director Zahrah Zaid To Resign
Image via abnxcess.comImmediately, the union wants MAS CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, its aerospace and engineering CEO Azhari Mohd Dahlan and human resource director Zahrah Zaid out.
The Union's Executive Secretary Jabbarullah Kadir Says Employees Have Lost Trust In The Current Management As The Top Managers Have Failed To Show Leadership In Charting The Airline's Future
The Union's Executive Secretary Jabbarullah Kadir says the government and airline have done their best in handling the tragedy, but CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya and his team have failed to show leadership in charting the airline’s future.
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"Their business plan to turn around the airline hasn't worked. For us, they totally failed to carry out their duty," Jabbarullah told AFP.
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"We have lost trust in the current management. Staff morale is very low due to a lack of leadership and direction. We need a new team with experience to turn around the airline," he told reporters.
calgaryherald.comFrustrations Have Been Growing Over The Years Due To The Management's Failure To Engage Employees And Address Internal Problems, Leading To Low Staff Morale
Mohamad Jabbarullah said staff frustration was not due to the plane crisis but had built up over the years because of management's failure to engage employees and address internal problems. Bankruptcy isn't an option for the airline that has 19,500 staff worldwide, he said.
calgaryherald.comHe said the union had rallied behind MAS over the jet that vanished flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 carrying 239 people, but that staff morale was "very low" over the carrier's poor financial performance.
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MAS Had Recently Announced Its Fifth Straight And Worst Quarterly Loss Of RM443 Million In The First Quarter Of 2014
The government’s investment arm Khazanah Nasional owns a substantial stake in MAS, which recorded a loss of RM443 million in the first quarter this year.
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The Airlines Is Also Plagued By Constant Resignations Of Dissatisfied Staff Who Are Leaving The Airline For Better Pay And Management
According to Mohd Jabbarullah, MAS has been plagued by numerous resignations of dissatisfied staff opting for better pay and management. With employees allegedly seeing “no future” in remaining in the company, MAS has become a “training ground” for future employees of other airlines, he lamented.
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Reprensenting 13,500 Employees, MASEU Will Issue A Memorandum To Plead With Prime Minister Najib Razak To Save Malaysia Airlines
A union representing over half of Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) employees will issue a memorandum to plead with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to step in and save the ailing airline that has suffered even greater losses in the months following MH370’s disappearance.
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“It is time for us to beg the PM to intervene, to save MAS. This is a big hope for us,” he told reporters at the Maseu office here, later saying that Putrajaya should not wait for the company to further bleed financially before taking action. “When we send the memorandum to the PM next week when he returns from China, we will tell the government what are the problems, we will tell the PM,” he added.
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Although the memorandum is still being drafted, Mohd Jabbarullah confirmed that it will include a demand for three top MAS figures to step down and a request for a new and comprehensive plan to turnaround the loss-making airline.
yahoo.comThe Union Will Propose To The Government To Employ People Who Have Aviation And Business Experience To Take Up Key Top Positions In The Airlines
MASEU’s proposal will also urge the government to appoint people who have aviation business experience to take up key top positions in the airline namely in the commercial operations, engineering and management divisions and to stop current MAS executives from selling MAS Aerospace and Engineering, its maintenance, repair and overhaul unit, to other parties.
MASEU Had Previously Protested Against Rumoured Plans To Sell Off MAS' Engineering Unit To A Third Party
The union had also protested on Monday against the rumoured plans to sell off MAS's engineering unit, insisting that all units should continue to remain under one entity. Mohd Jabbarullah today said the picket was legal, but declined to say whether the union plans on holding more pickets or even a strike.
yahoo.com“We haven't planned any pickets yet, maybe the government will pay attention to our problems. “It's very important, if we are under a crisis, facing various challenges, the country's image is not affected. That's why Maseu is very careful, we don't want to jeopardise our country's image, our airline's image,” he said.
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