Sacked rector of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Dr. Wilberforce Dzisah, is demanding a whopping GHC25 million as compensation and damages for what he deemed ‘wrongful and unlawful’...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says government will review the income tax threshold to ensure that minimum wage earners are not made to pay tax from next year. This is one of the several policies...
New FIFPro-FIFA Deal -The once attainable situation which saw international players stay in clubs against their wish will no longer be existent under new FIFA rules announced on Monday, October 6,...
New claims for US jobless benefits tumbled in mid-July to their lowest level in two months, further evidence of a persistently tight labor market, according to Labor Department data released...
Following the announcement of the 9.60 new minimum wage, the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called on the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to ensure compliance. According to the PPP, though...
The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), Solomon Kotei, says the minimum wage in Ghana is not enough for anyone to live a comfortable life, describing it as a...
The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko , has described as disingenuous threats by a group calling itself the Coalition of Stakeholders on the Concession of ECG Agreement (COSECA), to head to court...
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...
The national tripartite committee has increased the daily minimum wage from GHc8.80 to GHc9.68 representing a 10 percent increment. The decision was announced by the committee following a two-hour...
US job creation returned with a roar in June, offering a dose of welcome news to the White House and offsetting fears of a slowing economy, official figures showed Friday. Still, the robust...
New claims for US jobless benefits edged slightly higher in mid-June, but the record streak of low levels continued, indicating the labor market remains tight, the Labor Department reported Thursday....
Government has noted that in view of the many dimensions to child labour in the country, there was the need for a holistic approach towards eliminating all worst forms of child labour in Ghana by...
The Deputy Ranking member of the Labour and Employment Committee of Parliament, Richard Quarshigah has threatened to drag the Minister of Health, Kweku Agyemang Manu to court over what he terms as...
New claims for US jobless benefits drifted lower in the second week of May, the Labor Department reported Thursday, continuing a record low streak and reflecting tightness in the job market. The...
The just-wrapped kids’ talent reality show on TV3, ‘Talented Kidz’ was a hit series, thanks to the exploits of young prodigy, DJ Switch, who got viewers and social media buzzing throughout the...
Government and private establishments should expand their employment opportunities “For me, it is all about people having jobs, and that is why I make no apology for having focused relentlessly on...
New claims for jobless benefits held steady at the start of May, continuing a record streak of low levels, the Labor Department reported Thursday Meanwhile, the total population of people claiming...
New claims for jobless benefits sank at the end of April, and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits hit a 17-year low, the US Labor Department reported Thursday. The figures were...
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....
New claims for US jobless benefits rose for the second straight week in late April but continued a record stretch of low levels, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The figures underscored the...
