Fin24 reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) said on Monday that it would be putting forward its case in its wage dispute with the SA Revenue Service (Sars) at a Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) meeting on 8 March.  

The union said that while it had duly submitted to SARS its wage demands for annual increases, the tax agency had shown no commitment to meeting them.  The PSA, which is the largest labour representative at the agency, declared a dispute with SARS in January 2019 over the reduction of staff and wage increases.  The PSA’s Ruben Maleka said their current wage demands included a 12% wage increase, an increase in long service awards, and the introduction of a "retirement exit gift".  The union has also made various demands relating to leave benefits, including the introduction of a three-year cycle for family responsibility leave, increased study leave, an expanded definition for discretionary leave and the introduction of pre-natal and vaccination leave.  Maleka indicated that the parties have already agreed that certain items would be further discussed by a task team, to be concluded within a specific time frame after an agreement was signed.

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