SARS closes several branches as workers down tools | Fin24
announced on Wednesday
that it would down tools on Thursday as no wage agreement had been reached between the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union and the revenue service. "SARS will be facing a total shutdown if they fail to meet our demands," Deputy General Secretary December Mavuso said at the briefing in Johannesburg at the time.
SARS has offered unions a 7% increase across the board, while unions are seeking an 11.4% increase across the board. Nehawu and the PSA represents thousands of workers at SARS - with Nehawu saying it had more than 4000 members and the PSA more than 5000.
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