In recent times, the talks suffered several adjournments with parties failing to reach common ground on different issues, such as the two percent intra notches differentials proposal. A statement from Tobokani Rari, on behalf of the coalition of the 5+1 trade unions, stated that the employer has asked for a recess. “Following our communique today, 10th September 2025 that negotiations will commence tomorrow, 11th September 2025, after the employer requested an adjournment on Monday 8th September 2025, the employer late today (10/09/25) requested an extension of the adjournment,”
the statement said. “The employer, in her request, indicated that the reason for the extension of the adjournment is that she has not yet concluded her consultations and, as such, requested that the continuation of the negotiations be postponed to 15th and 17th September 2025. “We once again call upon members to exercise extreme patience and remain trusting in the leadership of their unions as they navigate this challenging path,” Rari further said. Meanwhile, sources close to the developments say that the employer party’s decision to request an extended adjournment to Monday came upon the realisation that the proposed P256 million for allowances adjustments for the financial year 2025-26 will not last for the whole financial year as expected. The sources claim that upon discovering that the budget will only last for seven months, the union party made a counter-proposal for the adjustment using the same budget.
