Japan's ANA seeks voluntary layoffs and 30% pay cut

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ANA jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport: The proposed monthly pay cuts would be the first in 20 years to affect rank-and-file employees. (Photo by Akiyoshi Inoue)

MASASHI ISAWA and ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- All Nippon Airways has proposed to lay off staff as it tries to cut costs in the face of the global travel slump, Nikkei learned on Wednesday.

The Japanese airline is in discussion with its labor union over details of a severance package. Management also seeks to reduce monthly pay for around 15,000 employees. The cuts are expected to lower annual compensation by about 30%

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