South African Airways agrees to increase wages but with a condition


Devdiscourse News Desk | Cape Town | Updated: 22-11-2019 18:12 IST | Created: 22-11-2019 18:12 IST
South African Airways agrees to increase wages but with a condition
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HIGHLIGHTS

  • South African Airways (SAA) reached a deal on wages with two unions to end an eight-day strike.
  • SAA said that unions agreed to a wage hike and planned job cuts have also been deferred.
 

South African Airways (SAA) reached a deal on wages with two unions on Friday to end an eight-day strike at the cash-strapped state airline. Already reliant on government handouts to survive, SAA had to suspend hundreds of flights after the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and the National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (NUMSA) walked out on Nov. 15.  SAA said the unions had agreed to a 5.9% wage hike retroactive to April to be paid from next February subject to funds being available.

Consultations on planned job cuts have been deferred until Jan 31, it said. The unions said they would release a statement shortly.

Separately, SAA on Friday signed a similar wages deal with the National Transport Movement, a union that did not participate in the strike. The government has spent about 20 billion rand ($1.4 billion) on support for SAA in the past three years.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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