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It is learnt that it would cost the airline about RM600mil, which the airline
could fund from its coffers.
<p>It will be an attractive package where each employee will receive about one
to three months’ salary for every year of service with no cap on the number
of years. </p>
<p>This is the biggest MSS in corporate Malaysia as no other organisation has
carried out a scheme to shed so many workers. </p>
<p>Sources told StarBiz that MAS managing director Idris Jala would launch the
MSS today and employees had two weeks to revert to the management of their decision.
</p>
<p>The management will decide the MSS candidates in two weeks.</p>
<p>The final date for employees under the MSS to leave the organisation is July
31. </p>
<p>All MAS employees who are Malaysians, confirmed and permanent staff of the
airline (including those with the airline’s domestic operations, which
is being rationalised) are eligible for the MSS. </p>
<p>Contract workers and foreigners under MAS’ payroll are not included in
the scheme. </p>
<p>Sources said part of the package also included a one-off medical payment, one-off
long service loyalty payment and one return ticket to any destination that MAS
flew to. However, employees nearing the retirement age who opt for the MSS would
not be eligible for the MAS retirement package, the sources said. </p>
<p>MAS had earlier launched a business turnaround plan to return the airline to
profitability, and it is on a drive to manage costs, rationalise its operations
and improve efficiency. </p>
<p>For the financial year ended Dec 31, 2005 (nine months as the airline is changing
its year-end from March 31 to Dec 31), MAS reported a loss of RM1.26bil on revenue
of RM9.08bil.
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