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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