The National Tripartite Committee (NTC) yesterday announced a National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) of GH¢9.60, which is to take effect from January 1, 2018. The new NDMW is a 10 per cent increase over...
Most regions of the United States continue to see modest to moderate growth, but optimism about the economic outlook has waned, partly due to concerns over government policies, the Federal Reserve...
Central Regional Minister, Kwame Duncan, has appealed to Ghanaian workers to avoid labour unrest in order to build a strong country, promising the government will do its part in that regard....
President Nana Akufo-Addo seems to be on the side of Employers on International Workers’ Day, Monday criticizing the work force of having no respect for working hours. He noted that low...
More than 1.2 million persons from 15 years and older are estimated to be unemployed, representing the total unemployment rate of 11.9%, according to the Labour Force Survey Report. Of this number,...
More?than one million Ghanaians, constituting about 12 per cent of the labour force, are unemployed, a study conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in 2015 has revealed. Out of the number,...
Ghana’s unemployment rate stood at 11.9 percent in 2015. This is according to the latest Ghana Labour Force Survey Report by the Ghana Statistical Service. This is about twice the figure recorded...
The Employment and Labour Relations ministry will henceforth have better grounds of operation and policy making to transform Ghana’s growing unemployment rate in the country. The introduction of...
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) has renewed caution of massive job layoffs if the power supply challenges are not resolved anytime soon. The union contends that employers would...
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) has renewed caution of massive job layoffs if the power supply challenges are not resolved anytime soon. The union contends that employers would...
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) has renewed caution of massive job layoffs if the power supply challenges are not resolved anytime soon. The union contends that employers would...
Wages grew faster than the rate of inflation at the end of 2016, official figures show. In the three months to December, wages grew 2.6% on an annualised basis in the UK, according to the Office for...
The Minister-designate for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has revealed he has “fantastic” ideas on how the one factory per district policy promised by the governing New...
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has challenged political parties to come up with strategies to address unemployment, instead of mere electioneering promises to tackle the problem. The Chairman...
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has challenged political parties to come up with strategies to address unemployment, instead of mere electioneering promises to tackle the problem. The Ghana...
Popular Ghanaian actor Majid Michel says the way Ghana’s system of education has been skewed to focus on teaching students how to find a job is wrong. He wished students are made to also exploit...
Popular Ghanaian actor Majid Michel says the way Ghana’s system of education has been skewed to focus on teaching students how to find job is wrong. He wished students are made to also exploit...
A research conducted by the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) shows that about four hundred thousand people enter the labour market every year seeking various forms of employment....
Among the key issues in this year’s elections which has been brought to the front burner is the issue of unemployment. To the extent that we have an Unemployed Graduates Association in this country...
Governments are instituted to enact policies to make life comfortable and easy for its citizenry. Successive governments especially in the Fourth Republic have failed to implement policies and...
