1000’s of passengers stranded after pilots union goes on strike on Saturday over pension and deferred pay disputes.
Tons of of placing pilots at Kenya Airways have been ordered by a court docket to renew work by Wednesday whereas the airline was barred from penalising the pilots.
Decide Anna Mwaure of the Employment and Labour Relations Courtroom in Nairobi stated in Tuesday’s order that pilots ought to resume their duties “unconditionally” by 6am.
Members of the Kenya Airline Pilots Affiliation, a union that represents about 400 pilots on the provider, went on strike on Saturday after failing to resolve a dispute over their pensions contributions and settlement of deferred pay.
The walkout led to the cancellation of dozens of flights by one among Africa’s largest carriers and stranded 1000’s of passengers.
Tuesday’s court docket ruling comes after a letter written by the Kenya Airways CEO outlined its plans to cancel its bargaining and recognition agreements with the pilots union. The letter referred to as the strike illegal and stated it quantities to financial sabotage.
Kenya Airways, which has 36 plane in its fleet, serves simply as many international locations on its routes. The airline is privately owned, however the Kenyan authorities has a 48.9% stake in it.