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The South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) has distanced itself from the ongoing reduction process on South African Airways (SAA).
Sacca disagrees with SAA
The Union says that it is impossible to negotiate the process properly under closing conditions.
Sacca’s chief negotiator and public relations officer, Feroze Kader, said: “We cannot negotiate all aspects of the information provided by the company because we cannot verify the information with our subject matter experts.”
No reduction during national closure
Sacca says they have already notified SAA’s business rescue professionals and the Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Commission (CCMA).
“We asked SAA and the CCMA in our first official who met around March 24 under Section 189A that we reserve our rights and that this process should not continue during the shutdown,” added Kader.
Kader assured that Sacca would only negotiate the process once some appearance of normalcy has returned to South Africa.
“We are not saying that we do not want to be part of the Section 189 process,” Kader continued.
“The first requirement is to produce a plan, and second, if a plan is produced, then we want to continue the process, but under normal circumstances, not during [the lockdown]. “
An illegal document
An unsigned document, reportedly, from SAA’s business rescue professionals leaked to the Business times. The letter describes the termination of the entire SAA workforce.
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Kader described the letter as “an illegal document.” The negotiator noted that the document names all unions representing SAA’s workforce, including Sacca, despite the fact that they had not been consulted.
No plan to rescue the national airline says Sacca
Sacca claims that SAA business rescue professionals are putting the cart in front of the horse by proceeding with the downsizing processes before producing a plan.
“They have been saying that there is a plan to rescue SAA, but according to this document, there was no plan in place.”
“When a company is under commercial rescue, commercial rescue professionals must develop a plan [before they initiate a Section 189]. To date, no plan has been produced, and corporate rescue professionals are working backwards.
“They [SAA’s business rescue practioners] They are producing structural changes like reducing the number of employees but without a plan. “
Kader claims that the severance pay set out in the document is a false promise. Sacca believes that if SAA’s assets should be liquidated, it must be done before compensation payments are made.
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