Mortuary workers suspend strike action
Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has suspended its indefinite nationwide strike action following an intervention by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC).
The...
Union angry after fresh attack on French prison guards
Two prison guards were hospitalised on Sunday after being assaulted with a table leg by an inmate at a jail in northern France, the...
Striking nurses discredit FWSC’s claims of ‘illegal’ labour action
The leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has debunked claims made by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) that...
990 UT, Capital bank workers face uncertainty
The fate of the 990 workers of the defunct UT and Capital banks remains uncertain as some of the staff are likely to go...
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...
Nigeria halts controversial expatriate employment levy
Nigeria has paused a controversial annual levy that would require businesses employing expatriates to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 (£8,000) for...
McDonald’s hit by first UK industrial action
McDonald's workers are staging their first UK strike after walking out at two stores in a dispute over zero-hours contracts and conditions.
Workers at Cambridge...
German industrial workers win right to flexible hours
Industrial workers in south-western Germany have won the right to reduced working hours as part of a deal that could benefit millions of employees...
B.C. teachers’ union rejects mediator recommendations
(VANCOUVER) The BC Teachers’ Federation has rejected recommendations by a government-appointed mediator, seeking more bargaining sessions to replace a contract that expired at the end...
SA Uber drivers now legal employees
July 17, 2017
South Africa’s Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has made a ruling that Uber drivers are now able to form unions,...
