Gov’t races to avert general strike
The government is racing against time as it takes steps to avoid a general strike threatened by 12 labour unions over their Tier 2...
HFC Bank commits to Labour Act in staff lay-off
July 31, 2017
HFC Bank, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited has expressed its commitment to complying with the labour laws of Ghana.
This follows...
Health Services Workers to strike over stalled negotiations
The Health Services Workers' Union (HSWU) has expressed concern over its stalled negotiations with the government for a new Collective Agreement with health agencies...
Finance Minister directs removal of 26,589 workers from payroll
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has directed that names of 26,589 public sector workers be removed from the payroll commencing April 2017 for...
Establishment of Africa’s largest textile industry set to start
The establishment of Africa’s biggest textile industrial part is set to start in Nigeria, after the Kano state signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
4 Telcos seek injunction against NCA fines
The Electronic Communications Tribunal adjudicating the dispute between four Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and the National Communications Authority (NCA) over a GH¢34million fine, has...
Cambodians demand living wages
Jun 15, 2017In 2016 new laws were introduced in Cambodia placing age, residency and literacy requirements on prospective union leaders and heavy fines for...
Independent unions challenge the zero rights regime at Coca-Cola Amatil
Nearly twenty years after Indonesia freed itself from an oppressive military dictatorship, workers at the Indonesian operations of The Coca-Cola Company's Australian-based bottler Coca-Cola...
Prez must set example to change unsatisfactory attitude of workers
Lamenting about Ghanaians’ ‘unsatisfactory’ attitude towards work would not cause the needed attitudinal change, if the president and his appointees do not set example....
National Minimum Wage goes up by 10 percent
July 11, 2017
The government has announced a 10 percent increase of the daily national minimum wage, pushing it GH¢8.80 to GH¢ 9.68.
The upward adjustment would take effect January 1, 2018.
It followed months...
