NLC bars port expansion workers from strike
Jun 27, 2017The National Labour Commission (NLC) says it is illegal for the outsourced workers on the Tema Port Expansion Project to embark on...
Govt urged to ratify domestic workers’ convention
A national forum to mark this year’s International Domestic Workers Day has asked the government to expedite efforts towards the ratification of the International...
Contract jobs jeopardise welfare of Ghana’s mineworkers
The increasing conversion of standard jobs to non-standard jobs in the mining sector is putting the well-being of Ghana’s mineworkers in jeopardy.The hike in...
Firms asked to use apprenticeships to hike employment
Mencap is urging employers to use apprenticeships to increase levels of employment for people with learning disabilities.The learning disability charity cites recent figures from...
Sears Canada to slash 2,900 jobs
Sears Canada will slash about 2,900 jobs and close 59 stores in a major restructure, after a court granted it protection from its creditors....
Advanced training for mineworkers advocated
Given the fast-changing pace of technology in the mining sector, mining companies have been asked to retrain miners to operate field equipment efficiently regularly.To...
More women to fill labor gaps
Recent research shows that women could play a significant role in filling the record number of job openings available.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
UK lags in jobs for older workers
The UK ranks 19th out of 34 countries in terms of its employment rate of older workers, according to PwC’s Golden Age Index.It lags...
Dialogue more beneficial than strikes–unionist
Jun 20, 2017 Frank Appiah Okyere, General Secretary of the MPS Enterprise-Based Union (EBU) of Meridian Ports Services (MPS), has asked worker unions to increasingly...
UK unions want NHS cap scrapped
Jun 20, 2017 Trade unions representing 1.3 million nurses, doctors and other health professionals have written to UK Prime Minister Theresa May asking her to...
