The woman, who spoke to Sowetan on condition of anonymity, will this week sit down with her family to discuss taking the voluntary severance package (VSP) that will help her to be able to take care of herself and her daughter. IsaacPat
An SAA ground staff employee with more than 10 years' experience said although he was happy that there was a way forward finally, he was concerned that not much effort was put into the restructured new airline.
Unions at the embattled national airliner this week accepted the severance packages offered by the department of public enterprises as business rescue practitioners tabled a revised plan that will see the new airline starting with 2,000 employees as opposed to the initial 1,000. "The risk to take is to allow the new airline to start and we will slowly but surely return workers as the airline grows."
The last meeting was postponed after Numsa, the SA Cabin Crew Association and SAA Pilots Association tabled a suggestion that the meeting be postponed pending the amendment of the business plan.Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said:"It is possible that more than 2,000 employees may want to remain at the airline, and may not want to take up the VSPs.
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