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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says Comair has withdrawn a section 189 notice.
Comair, the domestic operator of Kulula.com and British Airways, sought to reduce salaries by 15% and cut the medical aid benefits of workers.
Numsa secretary-general, Irvin Jim, said they welcomed the withdrawal of the notice.
“Workers at Comair have already made huge sacrifices in order to save Comair and turn it around. They have endured more than a year on reduced salaries – their salaries were cut by at least a 30%, and all benefits have been slashed,” Jim said.
He said the airline said the company communicated to the CCMA that while it still needed to restructure the “conditions of employment that place the organisation at risk" it would explore other avenues of achieving the same saving which may include the collective bargaining process.
Jim said the withdrawal of section 189 is a victory for workers who fought hard for this demand to be realised.
