Sars said on Saturday that it had been served with a seven-day notice by the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) and Public Servants Association (PSA) to go on strike from March 28. This follows a dispute lodged in February at the CCMA which issued a certificate of non-resolution on Tuesday. The current three-year wage agreement that Sars has with organised labour expires on March 31. The CCMA Commissioner had tabled a commissioner’s proposal for settlement of an 8% increase across the board for a single term which organised labour rejected‚ deciding not to move from their demand for an 11.4% increase across the board. However‚ after further mediation‚ organised labour offered a 9% increase as a settlement offer. But Sars‚ which is offering a differentiated increase of 7%‚ said it was not able to accede to this and that it needed more time to consult with its principals. A meeting had thus been scheduled for Monday for the parties to try to find one another o...
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