Living Wage increases to £8.75 per hour
Employers will pay their staff at least £8.75 per hour across the UK and £10.20 in London, it was announced today.
The UK Living Wage...
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...
GIMPA staff strike ‘unlawful’ – NCTE
The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) has described the strike by staff and lecturers of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration...
Philippines bans workers’ movement to Qatar
The Philippines has temporarily banned its workers from travelling to Qatar after several Arab countries broke off diplomatic ties with the Gulf state.
Qatar is...
TUC wants a 20% slash in utility tariffs
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) says it backs government’s position for a downward review of utility tariffs, proposing that the cost of electricity...
Young entrepreneurs welcome new ministry
Ghana Young Entrepreneurs (G.Y.E.), an association of young entrepreneurs, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for creating the Ministry of Business Development.
The group...
Retailers Start 2017 with Most Layoffs
Retail workers bore the brunt of downsizing in January, with U.S. employers announcing 45,934 job cuts, according to the latest monthly report issued by...
Labour Ministry holds crunch meeting on UT, Capital banks’ staff
Aug 23, 2017
In the quest to protect the interest of workers of the defunct Capital and UT banks, the Minister of Employment and Labour...
Trump orders hiring freeze for much of Federal government
President Trump on Monday issued an executive order implementing a hiring freeze across the federal government, with exceptions only for military, national security or...
BA cabin crew to stage new four-day strike over pay
British Airways cabin crew will stage a fresh four-day strike from 17 February in their dispute over pay, the Unite union has said.
The announcement...
