maternity perks for Cabin Crews

If you are a lady and intending to work for an airline as an air hostess or cabin crew, ask the potential employer(s) about the maternity perks for Cabin Crew. Some airlines, I am not talking about the small airlines with small aircrafts and flying the regional routes, they are large successful and profitable airlines, with put the faces of the cabin crew on international magazines, they Do NOT have any maternity perks for cabin crews.

If the crew gets pregnant, they have to resign or apply for a ground job. This is part of the employment agreement and it is not against the local law. I had seen so many of the air hostess, got married and when the time to have a baby, they either resign or change their job to ground position.

When we asked the airlines, the answer is simple.. "It is a job requirement that prevent the crew from getting pregnant, pregnant ladies cannot work as a crew for the health reasons. The airline cannot effort the one year absence from work".

Since there are many more ladies in the job market ever willing to get the job, so the airlines continue with the system.

I enclose the surveys made by strait time, Singapore on the maternity benefits.

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Sunday October 10, 2010

Maternity benefits offered by airlines

SINGAPORE-BASED CARRIERS

> Singapore Airlines and SilkAir: Cabin crew are on five-year contracts and have to resign if they are pregnant, but they are encouraged to return through the Returning Mothers Scheme.

> Jetstar Asia: Pregnant crew have to resign. Mothers who want to re-join can opt to work part-time, which gives them flexible working hours and routes.

> Tiger Airways: Pregnant crew have to resign. There is no part-time option, but the airline hires a significant number of mature mothers. The oldest is 51.

INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES

> British Airways: Pregnant crew enjoy 16 weeks of paid maternity leave. They are also entitled to an additional 30 days of unpaid leave.

> Cathay Pacific: Crew get two months plus four weeks paid maternity leave for their first and second child. For the third and fourth child, they get 16 weeks.

> Delta Air Lines: Crew can take maternity leave of up to one year, of which 16 weeks are paid. Unlike other airlines, they can opt to continue flying until they wish to go on maternity leave or reach the legally required period.