KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 – The proposed rescue plan for Malaysia Airlines, which will be announced by Khazanah Nasional Bhd end-September, cannot realise its objectives without the loyalty and trust of employees and union, says an academician.
Deputy Director Institute of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Thoughts at Universiti Utara Malaysia Dr Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri said what needed to be done now was for all quarters, irrespective of their hierarchy, to jointly shoulder the responsibility of turning around MAS into the premier national carrier.
“If the employees are not able to fulfill the management’s mission and vision, than MAS will not make any headway, The same can be said of MAS’ current ailing position.
Now that a new policy and mission is in place, employees must remain loyal and trust in the management’s ability to achieve the desired objectives,” he told Bernama.
He said as MAS was now financially strapped, now was not the time for employees to ask what the company can do for them but what they can do for the national carrier. “As employees, they should be asking what they can contribute and the sacrifices they can make to bring MAS out of the doldrums,” said Dr Ahmad Zaharuddin.
Citing the example of Singapore Airlines, which was once faced with a financial crisis, he said employees agreed to a pay cut and many, among them, opted to leave the airline company due to financial considerations.
– BERNAMA
