BusinessLive reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) has signed a settlement offer made by the SA Revenue Service (SARS) and is officially no longer a part of the wage strike at the tax agency.
The PSA is the biggest recognised union at SARS. The strike started on Thursday last week, when members of the PSA and the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) downed tools after wage and benefit negotiations reached deadlock. Following meetings at the weekend in which negotiations continued, the PSA signed an agreement with SARS on Monday afternoon. The PSA’s Stefan Viljoen indicated that the settlement included an 8% increase in the first year of the three-year agreement, while the increases in the second and third year would be the consumer price index (CPI) plus 2%. SARS had originally offered increases of CPI plus 1% for years two and three of the agreement. The PSA had initially been steadfast about a single-term deal, but Viljoen said the majority of its members agreed with the multi-term offer as offered. Nehawu was still busy consulting its members on Monday afternoon.
- Read the full original of Claudi Mailovich’s report on the settlement at BusinessLive
- Read too, PSA accepts SARS offer to end strike, at Fin24
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