Wage negotiations between unions, management at FlySafair set to resume after deadlock
The airline proposed a 5.7% salary increase, with pilots demanding 10.5% for the next financial year and then 4.5% and 4% for the two years after.
A FlySafair aircraft. Picture: FlySafair
JOHANNESBURG - Wage negotiations between unions and management at FlySafair are set to resume on Thursday after hitting a deadlock.
The airline proposed a 5.7% salary increase, with pilots demanding 10.5% for the next financial year and then 4.5% and 4% for the two years after.
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Trade union Solidarity said its members have also complained about their working conditions.
The union has threatened that its members will embark on a strike if its demands are not met.
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is guiding Thursday's negotiations.
Solidarity's spokesperson, Helgard Cronje, said a number of aspects have contributed to the current negotiation deadlock.