Trump taps ex-labor board member Acosta to be labor secretary
President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former National Labor Relations Board member R. Alexander Acosta to serve as U.S. secretary of labor, one day...
Listed companies must publish pay ratios under new law
All listed companies will have to publish the pay ratio between bosses and workers, under new corporate governance reforms being announced today.
The new laws,...
Ban on recruitment to Gulf states bites
Employment Agencies in Ghana are feeling the pinch of the government’s ban on recruitment of Ghanaian labour migrants to the Gulf region for domestic...
Council pays more than £4 million as overtime pay for workers
Councillors at the audit committee at Aberdeenshire Council will discuss the figures at its latest meeting due to be held on Thursday.
For the 2016/2017...
Increased social dialogue and collective bargaining advocated
The President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, has advocated increased social dialogue and collective bargaining as an essential component of the...
Innovative firms are more competitive and create more jobs
The WESO 2017 report claims that innovation is a major source of competitiveness for enterprises, as well as a key driver of sustained growth...
Government bans external recruitment
The government has declared a ban on the recruitment of Ghanaians to work in foreign countries, especially in the Gulf region.
The moratorium on all...
South African trade union bans Jacob Zuma from attending its meetings
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has issued a communique stating that the country’s president Jacob Zuma will no longer be welcome...
Kenya nurses’ strike bites
Kenyan government nurses have gone on strike over delays in an agreement that will give them pay rises, a union official said on Tuesday,...
MOTHER UNIONS HAVE A ROLE- VEGPRO GM
National unions have a crucial mediation role to establish a cooperative workplace where productivity is ensured.
It is the expectation of Management that Unions should...
