Alleging the Jet Airways management of indulging in unfair labour practices, the airline's officers and employees association has accused it of "removing" workers clandestinely citing operations reasons. Earlier in the day, the negotiation committee of the association headed by its president and NCP lawmaker Kiran Pawaskar, held a three-hour meeting with the HR department headed by senior VP Rahul Taneja, seeking clarity on future of the company that has been facing severe cash-flow issues since July leading to delayed salaries since last August for senior management.

Around 250 officers and employees held a protest at the airline headquarters prior to the meeting. The airline has around 16,000 employees. "The management has been unilaterally removing employees under the garb of reduced operations in gross violation of labour laws," the association said in a petition to chief executive Vinay Dube after the meeting.