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Fin24 reports that the Johannesburg Labour Court on Friday dismissed a joint urgent application by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) to halt job cuts at South African Airways (SAA), ruling that the airline had not yet contemplated dismissals.
The unions lodged the interdict earlier in the week in a bid to prevent the carrier's business rescue practitioners (BRPs) from proceeding with they said were "accelerated retrenchment" processes for employees that they averred did not follow the correct legal channels. The unions wanted the court to compel the airline to engage with them via provisions in the Labour Relations Act. Judge Graham Moshoana said it was the court’s conclusion that the carrier had not yet contemplated retrenchment procedures. "[As such] the duty to consult in the contemplation of section 189.1 of the LRA did not arise," he indicated. The legal bid by the unions followed an announcement by the BRPs earlier in the month that "a reduction in the number of employees will unfortunately be necessary" due to cancellations of many domestic routes. Later on Friday, the court heard arguments from the unions to be granted leave to appeal, along with arguments from SAA in opposition. Moshoana reserved judgment until further notice.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Phumi Ramalepe at Fin24
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