Labour court dismisses SAA pilots’ bid to end lockout Siyanda Ndlovu Judge Andre van Niekerk said the union was abusing the court process.
An application by the South African Airline Pilots’ Association (Saapa) to have the lockout of its members declared unlawful was on Thursday once again dismissed by the Labour Court with costs.
Furthermore, the court expressed its support for the business rescue practitioners‘ (BRP’s) view the union was abusing the court process.
This was Saapa’s attempt to challenge the Labour Court’s judgment which held that the lockout of the pilots was lawful and protected in terms of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA).
Labour Court dismisses SAA pilotsâ application for leave to appeal with costs
By Siphelele Dludla
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South African Airways (SAA) pilots have been dealt a blow after the Labour Appeals Court dismissed with costs their urgent application for leave to appeal their ongoing lockout.
In a judgment penned by Judge Andre van Niekerk yesterday (WED), the Labour Appeals Court dismissed SAA Pilots Associationâs (Saapa) application for leave to appeal the December 2020 judgment.
In December, the airlineâs pilots union brought an urgent application in the Labour Court to have a lockout of its members declared unlawful and unprotected.
SAA business rescue practitioners have locked out hundreds of Saapa members since 18 December over disagreement about the proposed termination of the Regulating Agreement.
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Trade unions representing public servants have tabled their wage demands for 2021, asking for an inflation-busting increase when the government wants to forge ahead with a three-year wage freeze.
Several days after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni reiterated a wage freeze for SA’s 1.2 million public servants in the Budget Review to cut government spending and bring ballooning state debt under control, trade unions have asked for an increase of consumer price inflation plus 4% in 2021.
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