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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n

In a judgment penned by Judge Andre van Niekerk yesterday (WED), the Labour Appeals Court dismissed SAA Pilots Association\u2019s (Saapa) application for leave to appeal the December 2020 judgment.<\/p>\n

In December, the airline\u2019s pilots union brought an urgent application in the Labour Court to have a lockout of its members declared unlawful and unprotected.<\/p>\n

SAA business rescue practitioners have locked out hundreds of Saapa members since 18 December over disagreement about the proposed termination of the Regulating Agreement.<\/p>\n

The Labour Court, however, ruled that the lock-out of SAA pilots was lawful and protected in terms of the Labour Relations Act.<\/p>\n

The pilots union wants SAA to retain the Regulating Agreement which will see them receiving handsome voluntary severance packages (VSPs) to incentivise senior pilots.<\/p>\n

However, SAA is offering just around R1.9 million on VSPs for pilots.<\/p>\n

In the judgment, van Niekerk said that Saapa had not presented a convincing argument that the Labour Appeal Court would come to a conclusion different to that reached by the Labour Court.<\/p>\n

SAA rescuer Siviwe Dongwana said this ruling further supported their views that the unions were abusing the court process.<\/p>\n

Dongwana, however, said they were hopeful that a settlement can be reached between SAA and Saapa, and bring to an end the lawful lock-out of their members.<\/p>\n

He said a speedy settlement was in the best interests of the majority of Saapa members.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain committed to finding each other with Saapa as we did with other affected parties in arriving at a compromise of amounts owing to them,\u201d Dongwana said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is common cause that the termination of the pilots\u2019 Regulating Agreement is necessary for the long-term sustainability of a restructured airline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saapa was not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has previously rejected the demands made by 600 pilots made as part of the VSPs of the proposed R2.27 billion rescue plan.<\/p>\n

The DPE said the benefits sought by Saapa were far more costly, more lucrative and financially rewarding for the pilots than any other class of employees at SAA.<\/p>\n

It said SAA\u2019s 600 pilots made up 13 percent of the airline\u2019s staff but consumed 45 percent of the wage bill.<\/p>\n

BUSINESS REPORT ONLINE<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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