Tuesday, August 30, 2016

“CEO KLM will invest more important than raise wages” – NU.nl

He says in an internal Webcast for employees KLM, reports Het Parool Tuesday. The company plans to invest another 2 billion in the next four years, but excludes wage increases out.

“When I walk through the business and I see Boeing 747 26 years old, vans ten years old and computers from the year-jar, then it is time to invest in renovation of the company, “Elbers said according to the newspaper in the picture.

” the only way to do that is if we money have to invest. That goes beyond wage increase of people. ” He says that KLM is no longer the largest in the world and that the company just need to innovate as competitors.



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Trade union FNV tries measures include enforcing a wage increase, but according to Elbers is no room for that. “We take until 2018 to get the zero line. 1 per cent pay rise would cost

us millions.”

There is also disagreement about replenishing deficits in the pension for pilots and cabin crew. This would KLM survival jeopardize Elbers said. Dutch Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), KLM sued for canceling the pension.

“We must ensure that we put the company at risk by having to deposit hundreds of millions in such a fund.” Elbers emphasized that the appointment of additional contributions for pilots is fifteen years old and that the company that now can not afford

By:. NU.nl

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