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Fin24 reports that a retrenchment process at managerial level at South African Airways (SAA) is set to continue on 3 December this year. This was indicated by Derek Mans, Solidarity's representative at the state-owned airline, on Monday.
This was after various unions, including trade union Solidarity, had attended a consultation at the CCMA earlier during the day in regard to the matter. SAA recently announced a restructuring process that could put about 944 jobs at risk. The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) secured a 5.9% wage increase from SAA on Friday following a week-long strike. In terms of that deal, the bargaining unit's restructuring consultation was deferred to 31 January next year. But, Numsa and Sacca do not negotiate about jobs at managerial level. The aim of Monday's meeting at the CCMA by the remaining unions represented at SAA was to establish whether the retrenchment process could continue in the light of the deal in respect of the bargaining unit represented by Numsa and the Sacca. One of the views argued on Monday was that the retrenchment process could not continue as the current notification letter included employees no longer involved in the process due to the Numsa and Sacca deferment agreement. The CCMA, however, found on Monday that the process could continue at managerial level.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Carin Smith at Fin24
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