![]() Sars workers, supported by Nehawu and PSA members, picket outside the Cape Town office on Tuesday for salary increases ahead of the nationwide strike on Wednesday. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp |
Following negotiations on Tuesday morning, Mali said Sars offered to use the R430m to give salary increases on a sliding scale based on their performance. “If the employer were to just give a reasonable percentage, we will reach an understanding because we are not greedy,” he said.
Aileen Mosetic, acting provincial manager for PSA in the Western Cape said Sars “waited until we were on the verge of a strike before they came with a settlement, which isn’t a good offer. If you take inflation into consideration, that 1.4% is not going to cut it”.
Mosetic said they still needed to present the offer of 1.4% to the workers and will then decide on whether to proceed with the mass strike.
In response to other demands raised by the unions, Sars said it is continuing to negotiate with representatives “and has made an offer, which is still under their consideration”. Sars said it will only respond in detail once the labour discussions have been resolved.
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