Judge André van Niekerk’s decision has dealt a blow to Numsa and Sacca’s bid to compel the SAA business rescue practitioners and the Department of Public Enterprises to pay their members a lump sum comprising an agreed-to 5.9% increase backdated to April 2020, as well as an equivalent pro-rata contribution towards a 13th cheque.

This is the settlement offer that four other unions at the airline accepted, but which Numsa and Sacca declined in December.

They argued in court in January that their members are entitled to the same payments made to members of the other four unions – but that their members should not be forced to waive their rights in terms of the balance of salaries owed.

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