Unfair termination tops cases at Labour Commission
Cases of unfair termination of employment top the number of disputes filed with the National Labour Commission (NLC).
A total of 1,898 unfair terminations cases,...
Nuclear company to cut jobs in Niger
The French nuclear group Areva announced on Monday dismissals in 2018 in one of its subsidiaries in Niger. Several hundred workers would be affected,...
Employee Insurance Scheme will help over 50,000 in 2018
Some 57,282 people who lost their jobs are projected to be eligible for the interim Employment Insurance System (EIS) payment in 2018, with fund...
Standard Chartered Bank opens new GBS Centre in Bengaluru
Standard Chartered Bank today said it has officially opened its new Global Business Services (GBS) centre here with an aim to attract the best...
Gupta mines’ wage rage
The Gupta family - fighting for financial survival in the High Court - also face the threat of revolt by thousands of mineworkers they...
PUWU sues gov’t over ECG privatisation
The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) has sued three institutions that are playing key roles in the privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG),...
Ivory Coast sets cocoa farmers’ pay at 700 CFA francs per kilo
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa grower, set its minimum rate for farmers at 700 CFA francs ($1.23) per kilogram for the 2017-18 crop,...
Ghanaian workers compete with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI), be it in the form of automation, digitization or robotisation of operations continue to threaten workers, as the adoption of AI...
Canadian firms dragging their feet on diversity
Just one in 10 Canadian employers strongly agrees that they take advantage of the benefits of a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace even as...
Child labour reduces in Eastern region
Interventions aimed at eradicating worst forms of child labour on farms in the country are paying off in the Eastern region has the practice...
