Air France to pay bonus, hike wages amid inflation

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Updated: Sep 14, 2022, 12:22 UTC

PARIS (Reuters) - Air France on Wednesday announced it would raise salaries for all staff categories by a total of 5% in anticipation of wage talks due next year, and make a 1,000 euro bonus payment to its workforce.

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PARIS (Reuters) -Air France on Wednesday announced it would raise salaries for all staff categories by a total of 5% in anticipation of wage talks due next year, and make a 1,000 euro bonus payment to its workforce.

The measures are part of the company’s efforts to help workers cope with high inflation, the airline said in a statement.

Wages will be lifted by 2% in November, the company said, with a further 2.5% increase due in February, 2023 and an additional 0.5% increase will be proposed at wage talks in May.

(Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)

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