It can be hard to keep track of everything going on – this page shows the timeline of the 2025 pay negotiations process and will be updated.
- 5 February 2025: Unions request information for collective bargaining
- 10 February 2025: Employers refuse to provide the information
- 12 February 2025: Unions repeat request for information for collective bargaining
- 3 March 2025: Unions submit pay claim
- 12 March 2025: First negotiating meeting
- 1 April 2025: Pay rise is due
- 30 April 2025: Unions’ deadline for receipt of a written pay offer
- 8 May 2025: Second negotiating meeting (postponed by the employers)
- 19 May 2025: Second negotiating meeting
- 20 May 2025: first pay offer
- 2 June 2025: Third negotiating meeting
- 6 June 2025: second pay offer
- 1 July 2025: voting on pay offer closes
For reference, the 2024 pay timeline is now here.