FlySafair faces union challenges as pilots push back on rostering system

Banele Ginindza

The battle lines have been drawn between FlySafair and trade union Solidarity in looming negotiations over the employment conditions and rostering of pilots, which the labour organisation said the airline was haemorrhaging due to poor management. In a statement on Thursday, Solidarity's network organiser for the aviation industry, Remón Viviers, said the union had repeatedly expressed its concerns about the changes in the shift schedule, which they said was causing great dissatisfaction among members. “Solidarity is currently engaged in a dispute with FlySafair over a new rostering system that has had a significant negative impact on pilots’ quality of life,” Viviers said. “If this issue is not addressed urgently, it could result in further staff losses, which could have a serious impact on the airline's operations.” Viviers added that FlySafair’s…

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