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Fin24 reports that an application by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) against Comair, Solidarity and other parties was dismissed by the Labour Court on Monday. Comair, which operates kulula.com as well as British Airways domestically, is currently in business rescue.
Numsa had wanted the court to declare that Comair and its business rescue practitioners (BRPs) were acting in a procedurally unfair manner in respect of a retrenchment process that commenced on 27 October. Numsa had also wanted the court to declare that its members were not bound by the terms of a collective agreement reached in September between Comair, the BRPs, Solidarity and a pilots' association. However according to Solidarity, abolition of the agreement might have meant that Comair would lose its business rescue funding, thus preventing the company from resuming flights as from 1 December. Solidarity argued that the collective agreement was part and parcel of conditions set by the Comair Rescue Consortium, which won the bid in the rescue process. Solidarity also welcomed the Labour Court ruling upholding the collective agreement between Comair and Solidarity. In its view, the ruling gives employees, employers, as well as the airline's investors a sense of greater security and confidence. "It was of the utmost importance that this agreement remained in place to ensure the survival of the airline and to make it possible for it to start flying again on 1 December 2020. It is thanks to this agreement that the jobs of hundreds of employees are protected, and the airline's long-term sustainability is protected," said Derek Mans, Solidarity's aviation and defence organiser.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Carin Smith at Fin24
- Read Solidarity’s press statement on this matter at Solidarity News
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