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Fin24 reports that employees of Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) were informed on Tuesday of a possible retrenchment process in terms of the Labour Relations Act.
ATNS operates, among others, at nine airports operated by Airports Company SA and its services extend beyond air traffic control to include the provision of aeronautical information used for all flight planning purposes. ATNS is one of the creditors of SA Airways (SAA). In a letter to employees, the CEO (Delegated) Dumisani Sangweni said that, although retrenchments were being contemplated, ATNS had not taken any final decisions regarding such a step. The notice merely initiated the consultation process that would be undertaken with the representative unions and the non-unionised employees representative committee. ATNS has opted for a CCMA facilitated consultation process and has requested all employees “to walk side by side with the company to try and find suitable solutions to resolve the deteriorating position it finds itself in." Solidarity has met with the management of ATNS regarding the expected process. The trade union said in a letter to employees: “Solidarity is still studying the information and may seek clarity on certain aspects before dealing with the company's proposals. This process is structured, and each item will be dealt with as the process unfolds."
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Carin Smith at Fin24
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