Busiest border post, Beitbridge, is the hardest hit by the strike action as workers downed tool on Wednesday night
Giving in to the demand for a 11.4% salary increase by SA Revenue Service employees will bankrupt the tax agency, its executive for remuneration and benefits Takalani Musekwa said on Thursday.
Nehawu and the PSA were however adamant it would take an 8% increase for a single year back to its members if Sars placed it on the table. The tax agency said it would only offer 8% if the unions agreed to a multi-term agreement. The multi-term agreement was rejected by unions on Tuesday evening. He said 90% of the tax agency’s 700 staff members at its contact centres were part of the strike. This lead to taxpayers being turned away..
The bulk of SA’s trade with the continent is done via Beitbridge border post, largely regarded as Africa’s busiest. Workers at other border posts finished their shifts and only went on strike later on Thursday morning.
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