{"id":616525,"date":"2022-08-12T15:26:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=616525"},"modified":"2022-08-12T15:26:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:26:54","slug":"good-news-for-sars-branches-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/616525\/good-news-for-sars-branches-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Good news for SARS branches in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed the suspension of the industrial action that forced the closure of multiple branches across the country.<\/p>\n

The Public Servants Association (PSA) and the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) have been engaged in wage negotiations with SARS since May.<\/p>\n

SARS reported that 18 of its tax branches had not been operational, resulting in delays in servicing taxpayers and pushing more people to use digital services.<\/p>\n

“In light of this announcement by the two unions, striking employees are back at work, and SARS operations, including trade facilitation at our borders, are continuing as usual,” said SARS.<\/p>\n

The suspension of the industrial action affords all parties the opportunity to work towards progressing the negotiations and related discussions towards settling the dispute, said SARS.<\/p>\n

“A follow-up discussion, as well as the National Bargaining process, will be scheduled soon to continue the engagements.”<\/p>\n

The PSA was the first to officially suspend the industrial action on 20 July 2022, followed by Nehawu on 8 August 2022, said SARS.<\/p>\n

SARS staff first embarked on strike in May, when employees and the employer could not settle on a wage agreement. Nehawu and the PSA said they would strike in light of the ‘successful’ strike at Eskom, and SARS proposed a wage increase of 1.39%.<\/p>\n

The revenue service said previously that it did not have the resources to meet the labour demands of CPI plus 7%, and the unions subsequently took action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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