Fin24 reports that union members at the SA Revenue Service (SARS) will down tools on Thursday, as no wage agreement has been reached between unions and the agency.  

"We are dealing with an employer who is hell bent on negotiating on bad faith.  As a result, we are proceeding with the strike tomorrow morning and all our members are ready to join the picket lines at SARS across the country,” the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union’s (Nehawu’s) December Mavuso said on Wednesday.  December went on to state:  "Since a notice to strike was issued we have held three meetings, on Monday and twice on Tuesday.  Our major gripe with these meetings is how SARS kept shifting the goal posts.  SARS will be facing a total shutdown if they fail to meet our demands."  SARS has offered Nehawu and the Public Servants Association (PSA) a 7% increase across the board, while the unions are seeking an 11.4% increase across the board.  A proposal put together by the CCMA encompasses a multi-year agreement in which SARS would provide an 8% increase from 1 April and consumer inflation plus 1% in years two and three, along with other benefits.  Nehawu said it would be open to the 8% increment offer if it were not linked to a multi-term agreement.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Canny Maphanga and Lameez Omarjee at Fin24

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