Focus on Kenya Airways as pilots gobble half of payroll

Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz. FILE PHOTO | NMG

About half of Kenya Airways’ #ticker:KQ payroll is dished out to its pilots -- who form the minority of the workforce -- disclosures have shown, shinning the spotlight on the airline’s employee compensation.

An official document by the national carrier showed that although pilots accounted for 13 per cent of the airline’s total workforce, they took home the equivalent of 45 per cent of the overall payout to employees.

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