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BusinessLive reports that the SA Airways (SAA) pilots’ association has reached an in-principle agreement with the national carrier to end a strike and enter retrenchment processes .
Members of the SAA Pilots Association (Saapa) have been on strike since April and locked out by management since December in a dispute, which among other things included the terms of retrenchment they were offered. While all other employees were offered very generous retrenchment terms, which included a large gratuity, Saapa was offered the statutory minimum of one week of pay for each year served. Saapa has now agreed to these terms as well as a demographic matrix that will use both race and seniority to determine pilot retention. The intention is that the new pilot cohort should reflect the racial composition of the population. Eighty-eight pilots out of 378 will be retained and the rest will be retrenched. Saapa chair Grant Back said that members would be balloted over the weekend and a decision made on Monday. He commented: “It is a fairish deal under the circumstances and bearing in mind that our members have not received a cent in 15 months. It is the best deal we are going to get,” said Back.
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