Covid-19 has diverted the whole world to habituate into the new normal. The travel fraternity is under immense scrutiny. Three months after cutting pay for most employees, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, one of India’s largest representation companies; Nijhawan Group has announced the reversal of salary cuts of their employees amid the pandemic- repaying them for what they gave up. The sentiment has a silver lining of new hope for the future of the travel and tourism sector.
The representation giant announced it is ending those salary reductions in part because the plausibility of a worst-case scenario has “significantly reduced” since the pay cuts were implemented.
Priyanka Nijhawan, Director, Nijhawan Group said, “During these difficult and unprecedented times, our employees have been through immense pressure & challenges. This pandemic has made us emerge stronger with courage and hope for a better future. The travel industry as you are aware is one of the worst-hit by the pandemic and while others have struggled, Nijhawan Group as a team has shown courage, commitment and leadership in tackling the innumerable challenges in these crises times through commitment and hard work, we have tackled all hardships along the way. It is the faithfulness and loyalty of our employees that has made this possible.”
In reviving employee salaries, Priyanka Nijhawan reiterated a pledge that “no one at Nijhawan Group is going to lose their job” because of the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, she also urged everyone to continue to focus and participate in working together to bring back the business, as it was pre-COVID.