Morocco king cancels ECOWAS Summit trip
Morocco’s king has canceled plans to attend a Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Summit this weekend in Liberia due to the presence of...
Air Zimbabwe cuts 200 jobs in lay-off
Loss-making Air Zimbabwe is cutting half of its 400 jobs as part of a restructuring plan meant to revive the ailing national carrier, Chairperson,...
ILO conference focus on migration, green jobs
The 106th Conference of the 106th International Labour Conference got underway this morning with a call for safe labour migration and environmentally-friendly "green jobs"...
Employer bans workers from drinking alcohol during the day
The insurance market Lloyd’s of London has banned the consumption of alcohol during working hours.
Staff could be sacked for gross misconduct if they break...
Gov’t details ‘1-district 1 factory’ policy
Government has explained that its ‘one district, one factory’ policy is to ensure that Ghana’s ongoing industrialization drive spreads to every part of the...
Macron begin labour deregulation, ignores workers’ demands
New French President Emmanuel Macron has begun reforming the Labour Code without adopting workers’ demands, according to the national centre of one of BWI’s...
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...
DVLA fires 100 workers
More than 100 workers of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) have been dismissed, raising tension among the workforce of the authority.
The employees,...
Are fixed-term contracts really worth it?
We spoke to Vancouver-based Nicole Howell, founding partner at HHBG Employment Lawyers, who said the short answer is ‘no’. She explained the significant pitfall...
South Africans protest as deadline looms for welfare payments
Hundreds of South African opposition activists yesterday marched in Pretoria to protest against the risk of non-payment in April of social benefits for 17...
