JUST IN: Victory for SAA workers as court rules against retrenchments

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JUST IN | Organised labour has scored a major victory after the Labour Court ruled today that retrenchments cannot proceed at embattled state airline, SAA. | busrep

“The remedy I intend to grant is one that serves to rectify the act of unfairness complained of the premature issuing of Section 189 notices,” said Van Niekerk in his judgement. Section 189A of the Labour Relations Act permits employers to dismiss employees for operational requirements.

Van Niekerk also said nothing in the order precluded SAA and the BRPs from offering nor any employee of the company from accepting any offer of voluntary retrenchment. NUMSA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi confirmed that the court had ruled that retrenchments could not proceed without a business rescue plan.NUMSA and SACCA filed an urgent application requesting that the court declare the Section 189 notices issued in March as unlawful.

The unions wanted the right to be considered on the government-sponsored Training Lay Off scheme, instead of being retrenched in terms of the collective agreement. They said that the retrenchment notices were issued in haste without a thorough consideration of the situation at SAA.

 

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busrep Ok so they won. Will they now get paid end of Mei? Asking for a friend.

busrep Numsa_Media Well done✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

busrep Numsa_Media Good job.

busrep Who will pay them with what ? Lots of people are suffering. Fuck them and the labour court

busrep Well done Numsa_Media

busrep Kiss of life you storing assemblers on a sink ship. What’s the point

busrep Not only must justice be done, it must be seen to have been done.✊. The law has taken its cause.

busrep Major strikes planned for South Africa 2019/2020

busrep Well done to Numsa_Media leadership ✊

busrep Retrenchment will proceed its just due process was not followed.. Is there another possible avenue available to save the airline.. Unless the Covid fund subsidize the embattled airline.. Or Jacob pays back the money.. Or Jesus comes.. You choose

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