Minimum wage

International

U.K. Jacks Up Minimum Wage To $9.30

Minimum wage workers in the U. K. are getting a raise. The government wants to hike the national minimum wage by 4% to...

International

South Africa Sets Out Planned Minimum Wage Level

South Africa's government has proposed a national minimum wage of 3,500 rand ($242; £199) a month. About 47% of...

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We Don’t Cheat Our Workers

Yvonne Nduom, wife of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) flag bearer, has described as vile propaganda claims that...

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Evidence of Mahama’s Success Is In People, Not Statistics

Deputy Finance Minister, Ato Forson says NPP Vice-Presidential candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is too fixated on...

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Bawumiah’s Bad Economics

By Cassiel Ato Forson In his typical fashion, Dr Mahamadu Bawumiah, Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic...

Politics

Bad Economics For Political Gain

In his typical fashion, Dr Mahmud Bawumia, Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, has presented a 2016...

Business

12.5% Pay Rise May Not Cover Allowances – Economist

Labour Economist, Dr. Baah Boateng, is skeptical about whether the 12.5 % increment in public sector workers’ salary...

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Public Sector Workers To Get 12.5% Pay Rise In 2017

Public service employees on the Single Spine Salary Structure can expect a 12.5% increase in their salaries effective...

Business

Economy Cannot Support Minimum Wage Above 10% Increase

The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrisu has explained to members of the Ghana Employers...

Business

Organised Labour Welcomes 10% Wage Hike

Organised Labour has welcomed the 10% hike increment of the minimum wage although the group said it could have been...

Business

Minimum Wage Increased By 10 Percent

The national tripartite committee has increased the daily minimum wage from GHC8 to GHC8.80. The 10 percent increment...