By: Natasha Archary
The deadlock between the South African Revenue Services (SARS) and unions NEHAWU and PSA rage on after the 1.4% offer tabled was rejected.
Both the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union and Public Servants Association called the 1.4% wage increase from SARS an insult.
This after SARS employees embarked on a strike on Wednesday, 25 May in Pretoria, demanding an across-the-board, 13% increase.
Unions say anything below the average annual pay increase of 5.9% undermines the financial pressure on workers.
On Thursday, 26 May, SARS advised South African taxpayers not to visit SARS offices due to the strike.
Striking workers handed a memorandum to Treasury, demanding the state funds the increase demands that unions have tabled. SARS cites that it cannot afford the demands put forward and tabled a 1.4% increase with a R3000 gratuity bonus over 12-months.
Unions are not willing to budge and reverted with a 7% increase demand.
Striking employees are not backing down and say they will bring SARS to a standstill until their demands are met.
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