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Statistics Botswana defends bargaining position with BOPEU

Friday, April 26, 2024 | 810 Views |

Statistics Botswana (SB) has successfully defended its bargaining position with Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) after it was accused of bargaining in bad faith during salary negotiations.

SB was dragged before court by BOPEU accusing it of bargaining in bad faith with respect to the 2020/21 salary negotiations.

This was due to the fact that SB had apparently withdrawn its first position paper and replaced it with a second one. It was said to have also refused to disclose the required information during the negotiations.

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