Young Chinese are sick of working long hours
Glitzy nightlife, museums, live concerts – Shanghai promises everything that attracts young professionals to an expensive city. But Li Zhepeng, a 25-year-old who arrived...
UEW lecturers defy UTAG strike order
July 17, 2017
A section of members of the University of Education Winneba branch of the
University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has challenged an order...
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...
Qatar crisis affects migrant workers
Jun 20, 2017 Concerns over the conditions of migrant workers in Qatar are mounting, as the blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and...
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,...
Sluggish SME development hurting jobs
Investing in workers and innovation, and boosting trade and social dialogue are key to stemming rising global unemployment, the latest edition of the ILO's...
Oil industry hinders unionisation
The working conditions in the oil and gas industry continues to make it difficult for workers to unionise, a situation which threatens the welfare...
EU denies bias against US companies
The decision by Europe's top business regulators to fine Google $2.7 billion has sparked immediate accusations of protectionism and anti-American bias.The fine, announced Tuesday,...
Strategic Grievance Management in Today’s Unionised Environment
Lori Aselstine, Director, Employee Relations and Strategic Human Resources Government of Ontario (retired).
The word “strategic” gets thrown around pretty loosely these days – it’s...
Gov’t committed to teacher development – President
PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed government’s commitment to enhance the teacher professional development status of the country.
This, he said, would be done...
