Long Service Awards

  1. Long service awards to members of the professional administrative and support staff take the form of:

a. R250 for those who have completed 5 years of service

b. R1250 for those who have completed 10 years of service

c. R3250 for those who have completed 15 years of service

d. R6500 for those who have completed 25 years of service

e. R9750 for those who have completed 35 years of service

f. R13 000 for those who have completed 45 years of service

The award amounts above were agreed during substantive negotiations with the coalition of unions.

  1. The Tax Status of these awards

  • All long-service awards are paid in cash with your salary and are taxable, except for the 15-year long-service award, which is exempt from tax. in accordance with SARS regulations.

  • In terms of SARS regulations, where a qualifying long-service award exceeds R 5 000, only the first R 5 000 is exempt from tax, and the balance is taxable.

  • Where an award or part thereof is subject to tax, the award or its value is not reduced by the amount of the tax, but the taxable value is added to the staff member's annual taxable income.

  1. Recognition of Service

  • All continuous service, whether permanent or temporary (excluding ad-hoc or paid-on-claim), full-time or part-time, is recognised for long service awards.

  • Continuous service is not deemed to be interrupted by a break totalling six months or less.

  1. Award Ceremony

  • Recipients of long service awards for 15, 25, 35 and 45 years are invited to an Award ceremony held during the year in which the required period of service is completed.

  • For 15 years of service, the certificate will be sent out via the post and will not be presented at a ceremony.