Employees at Admarc, AHL Group and Airport Development Limited (ADL) have been informed by their respective management that September salaries will be delayed.

A notice by ADL’s chief executive officer Rhoda Gadama Misomali has attributed the delay to cash flow challenges, as Admarc explains the same. AHL Group’s administration executive LK Gomani, attributed the delay to underperformance of subsidiaries which has not availed sufficient finances to pay salaries.

Former Minister of Labour Lilian Patel outlined that 1.5 million people are likely to lose jobs in Malawi due to the coronavirus pandemic. Malawi Congress of Trade Unions General Secretary Dennis Kalekeni outlined that employers should be able to discuss their financial status with their employees so that we appreciate the situations which are resulting in such drastic measures