Using Principled Negotiation to Resolve Disagreements
Principled negotiation, an approach advocated in the popular negotiation text “Getting to Yes”, involves drawing on objective criteria to settle differences of opinion.Principled negotiation...
Do Labour Unions Have an Impact on Organisations?
By: Osmond Vitez
Organisations rely on three economic resources when conducting operations: land, labour and capital. Land represents the physical resources used to produce...
Workers oppose hike in health insurance levy
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union is opposing a proposed one percent increment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) levy, saying the move...
Employment is not Servitude
An employment relationship is not that of servitude or one of life-employment, but a contractual relationship between an employer and employee to execute agreed...
WHY FLEXIBLE WORKING IS MORE THAN JUST A TREND
The way a modern office is run these days is a completely different beast to the trends we saw a decade ago. Similarly, employees...
Questions and answers on labour regulation, Decent Work and the economic and jobs crisis
How can labour regulation benefit the economic and labour markets? What is the role of regulation regarding the challenges and opportunities it affords? How...
The importance of healthy Industrial Relations
Industrial relations simply refers to the relationships that exist within the industry between the employer and his workmen, and it is key for the...
Salary Administration in accordance with the Labour Act
Salary administration and its impact on both labour and management have reached its teething point, and any organisation which fails to acknowledge the importance...
New York’s anti-pay history law supports workers
By Joan FarrellNew York City is the most recent addition to the list of jurisdictions that prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their...
Retirement– How prepared are you?
In my capacity as an Actuarial Officer, I have had diverse encounters with people especially the elderly asking the question; how much will SSNIT...
