News24 reports that a two-week wage dispute between FlySafair and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) has finally ended, after cabin crew members agreed to sign a multi-year wage agreement late on Thursday evening.
FlySafair announced that the union agreed to the new wage deal, following negotiations that continued this week at the CCMA. The airline presented a new offer on Thursday, giving the union, which represents 65% of its 800 cabin crew members, until midnight to accept it. FlySafair Kirby Gordon indicated: "It's materially the same as what was tabled by the company last Friday, and at that point rejected by the union ... increases to the base pay of between 6% and 6.9% over the various years, a guaranteed bonus of 7.5%, then obviously the agreed notch progressions for the cabin attendants, and then a meal allowance that's built in of R30 per day that they're operating."
FlySafair had earlier locked Sacca workers out to prevent potential disruptions, with the airline saying that it would extend the lockout if no agreement was made by this week. Meanwhile, the union said it had contemplated participating in a strike.
- Based on reports by Dori van Loggerenberg at EWN and by Na'ilah Ebrahim at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
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