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Fin24 reports that SA Airways (SAA) wants to resume talks with pilots after the Labour Court dismissed an application by their association on Thursday.
The SAA Pilots' Association (Saapa) had filed an urgent application asking the court to prevent the airline from using so-called "scab" or replacement labour while its members were on strike. It had also wanted the lockout of its members declared unlawful and unprotected. But the court found that Saapa had failed to show urgency in its application. On Friday, the airline told employees in an internal letter that a solution to the "impasse" would not be achieved through ongoing litigation. "We hope that Saapa's core negotiating team will be willing to return to the negotiating table and adopt a reasonable approach to negotiations to secure the airline's sustainability and the job security of its employees into the future as the offer on the table is in line with sacrifices made by all other employees," SAA's HR department wrote. SAA’s pilots have not received salaries since May 2020. The letter went on to indicate: "As soon as SAA and Saapa are able to reach a resolution of the disputes between them and conclude a reasonable settle agreement, SAA will be in a position to lift the lockout and make payment to all pilots immediately.” According to Saapa, the latest Labour Court matter was "unfortunately not judged on its merits" and it has instructed its attorneys to place the matter on the regular court roll.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Carin Smith at News24
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