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Fin24 reports that the failure last week by the SA Revenue Service (SARS) and the unions representing its employees to find common ground in their latest talks means that the industrial action at the tax authority will officially continue into this week.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) and the Public Servants Association (PSA) issued a strike notice to SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter last month. The strike commenced in late May with the unions indicating that they would accept nothing less than an above-inflation increase. Amid the industrial action, SARS went from offering a zero percent increase to proposing that the tax body's savings from 2021 be channelled into salaries. The PSA suspended its strike to hold talks with SARS about this offer, while Nehawu went back to its membership to seek a mandate on whether or not to keep striking. Discussions on Wednesday, in a bid to break the deadlock, were unsuccessful. Nehawu’s Lwazi Nkolisi said while the union did not get an update from its negotiators about this past week's talks, it would continue to consult with members around the country on the next steps that it should take. "I have not got anything. But as far as the strike is concerned, we are continuing with it while those discussions take place," said Nkolisi. PSA spokesperson Reuben Maleka said the union did not get what it wanted from the past week's talks and that the strike was still in effect, as far as the PSA was concerned. Despite the strike, the tax body expects to continue performing vital functions, such as customs and income tax returns, as usual.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Khulekani Magubane at Fin24
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