The Minority will agitate for the summon of the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations to explain to members of Parliament the number of jobs created so far, 3news.com has gathered. Richard Quashigah told 3FM’s Kwakye Afreh Nuamah on Thursday that previous attempts to have government officials justify employment figures put out in the public … Read more
The First Deputy Minority Whip has laughed off claims by the Employment and Labour Relations Minister that over one million jobs have been created by government within 15 months. The New Patriotic Party government rode on the back of corruption and unemployment into power in the 2016 general elections. Many, especially the opposition National Democratic … Read more
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) on Tuesday called on the Trades Union Congress Ghana (TUC-Ghana) to immediately mobilise progress forces to confront the emerging workforce casualization in the country. Professor Edmund Nminyem Delle, CPP Chairman and Leader in an interview with the Ghana News Agency to mark the 2018 International Labour in Ghana, which is … Read more
The President was speaking in Kumasi, Tuesday May 1, at the launch of the Nation Builders Corps, a government initiative which will in this year employ 100,000 young men and women to assist in the public service. According to the president, the Nation Builders Corps will free up the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) of the … Read more
The Director General of Social and National Security Trust (SSNIT) Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang has admonished the youth to register and contribute towards their retirement at an early age. He told students at the University of Cape Coast during the maiden SSNIT INFO SHOP to interact with the next generation of contributors and share with them … Read more
US President Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, after previously cancelling a trip amid claims he would face mass protests. It will not be the full-blown state visit Mr Trump was promised when Prime Minister Theresa May visited the White House in January last year. But an invitation to a … Read more
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for major reforms in pension administration in Ghana. Dr Bawumia is particularly worried about the growing pensions bill for non-contributors, who continue to draw larger amounts from the Consolidated Fund than those who have contributed during their working life due to the various pension schemes in operation. … Read more
Employers are required by law to ensure the safety of employees at their workplaces, and employees are also required to deliver their responsibilities bearing in mind their duty of care. Are Ghanaian employers and employees aware of their safety regulations and responsibilities? Kwabena Adu Gyamfi takes a look at some work environments and bring this … Read more
Zimbabwe’s government has sacked more than 10,000 nurses who went on strike on Monday, in an apparently hardline attempt to quell labour unrest. Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga said the nurses had refused to return to work after $17m (£12m) was released to increase their pay. He chided them for not going back “in the interest of … Read more
Ghanaian businessman Ibrahim Mahama has revealed his business empire experienced problems when his brother John Mahama became Ghana’s president. He laughed off widely held beliefs that his companies made gains under the Mahama-led government, stating that he regretted it when his brother became the vice president in 2012 and subsequently the president. Speaking at an … Read more
Investigations into MPs who allegedly took double salary whilst serving as ministers should not be limited to the Mahama-led administration, Prof. Clement Dzidonu, President of Accra Institute of Technology, has advocated. The spotlight, he told TV3’s New Day on Saturday, should be thrown on MPs who served as ministers under Atta Mills, John Kufuor and … Read more
The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has stated that taking the necessary steps, to vigorously fight malaria will have positive implications for human development and business and economic growth on the African continent. The Ghana Beyond Aid agenda can be achieved when we have amongst others, an educated, skilled and healthy workforce, she asserted. Mrs. … Read more
Leadership of the three local unions at the Wa Polytechnic have called off their intended strike on Monday morning, March 26, following a dialogue between the governing council and some eminent people in Wa. The unions namely, the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG), the Polytechnic Administration Association of Ghana (PAAG) and the Polytechnic Workers … Read more
The Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) chapter at the University of Cape Coast is threatening to demonstrate by Friday if the Scholarship Secretariat fails to pay members their outstanding bursary and thesis grants for the 2016/2017 academic year. It said members and executives have exhausted all diplomatic engagements with the Secretariat, which it observed, … Read more
GNAT, NAGRAT and Concerned Teachers have failed us – New teacher group All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG), a splitter teacher union, has expressed worry over what it describes as lack of adequate support for grassroots teachers, especially those in rural Ghana. The group says the time has come for all teachers to be emancipated from … Read more
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) says it will push for the prosecution of employers who engage in ‘sex for jobs’ – a practice where employers demand sexual favours from female applicants before offering them jobs. Addressing a forum to mark International Women’s Day, the Deputy General Secretary of the TUC, Joshua Ansah, described such behaviour … Read more
Workers of Gold Fields Ghana Limited at Tarkwa in the Western Region have accused management of the mining firm of making some of their colleagues sign letters of redundancy under duress. They also indicated that some of the workers were made to sign fixed term contract. The exercise took place immediately after an Accra High … Read more
Workers of Gold Fields Ghana Limited at Tarkwa in the Western Region have accused management of the mining firm of getting some of their colleagues to sign letters of redundancy under duress. They also indicated that some of the workers were made to sign fixed term contract. The exercise took place immediately after an Accra … Read more
Abuga Pele prayed for lesser jail term because he was MP The convicted former National Coordinator of the defunct National Youth Employment Programme, Abuga Pele, begged for a lesser jail term due to his status as a former Member of Parliament. After he was convicted at the Financial Division of the Accra High Court by … Read more
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has rejected perceptions that it is one of, if not, the worst-performing ministries after a year of the Akufo-Addo-led government. Sector Minister Joseph Kofi Adda says the recent issues at the Mallam market in Accra “is one example of what we have done”. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise on … Read more