INTERVIEW Several provisions in the Malaysian Airline System Bhd (Administration) Act 2015, which affect the workers rights in the new company (NewCo) can be challenged, opines the national carrier's former chief executive officer and managing director, Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman.

Abdul Aziz said the restructuring exercise had resulted in single mothers and couples losing their long-held jobs as they were among the 6,000 sacked by MAS as a result of the restructuring exercise in the formation of NewCo to replace MAS.

“Some have lost their income and sole breadwinners of families have lost their jobs. I know  that those taken in by the NewCo had to agree to a lower pay.

This, Abdul Aziz warned, could be dangerous in the airline industry as it may create disgruntled staff who would not want to give their 100 percent commitment due to lower pay issues...