Labour Court dismisses pilots’ bid to stop lockout

CHRO South Africa 01 January 2021

Pilots' association loses battle to stop business rescuers from denying members access to the workplace

Various media outlets have reported on the Labour Court judgment that dismissed the South African Airways Pilots' Association's (Saapa) bid to stop a lockout at the national carrier. South African Airways (SAA) recently issued a formal lockout notice, warning that nearly 400 pilots would not be allowed to access their workplace until they agreed to new terms and conditions for employment.

Speaking to Eyewitness News, Saapa's chairperson, Grant Back said: "We maintain that this lockout is a further abuse of power under business rescue provisions and an attempt to scapegoat the pilots for the state of SAA, exactly what Dudu Myeni attempted to do and an infringement on the correct and fair treatment of employees in a company that's under business rescue."

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