Biman Bangladesh Airlines has finalised a fresh organogram and service rules with changes in some senior posts and recruitment policy as it struggles to get revamped, said official sources.
But the documents, finalised before the board of directors was dissolved in December last year, will now have to await approval until formation of a new board.
The new organogram has abolished the posts of deputy general manager and executive director, and introduced the posts of chief commercial officer and chief financial officer.
A number of more than 1,000 staff will also be recruited increasing the present number of total workforce to 4,575 from the current 3,400.
The new organogram and service rules have been finalised as per the guidance of a board sub-committee, said a Biman official. After having joined the airlines in January last year as managing directer and CEO, Kyle Heywood began working to form a new organogram.
The decision to increase manpower is expected to boost the operational activities of the national flag carrier. In some domestic airports including Jessore, Rajshahi, Saidpur and Barisal, Biman has had no manpower at all since it became public limited company in 2007.
Although the airlines began flight operation in all domestic routes in April last year, the stations remain without staff. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) even warned that Biman would not get air operator certificate renewed in 2016 unless it deployed service staff in the airports.
But in the name of introducing different new posts, manpower was doubled since establishment of the airlines, according to official sources.
However in June 2007, Biman terminated 1,862 employees under voluntary retirement scheme and reduced the workforce to about 3,400 from 4,706. The step was taken to cut costs and make the carrier a healthy and profitable organisation.
In July 2007, among the sacked through VRS, Biman re-appointed 1,100 employees on casual basis.
Few years later, around 150 terminated employees of the airlines joined Biman anew in line with the Hight Court verdict.
Biman launched its operation on 4 January, 1972 after independence from Pakistan with 2,500 skilled and unskilled workforce without any capital and aircraft in the fleet.
In 2007 the national flag carrier started its journey as a public limited company with a view to ensuring better operation and development of air transport service.