November 05, 2022
Ghana: Use Dialogue, Not Strike
On October 18, this year, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo terminated the January 2021 secondment of Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Ghana: 2022 Ghana Fairwork Report Launched in Accra
Ghana needs new labour laws responsive to the specificities of digital labour platforms to ensure that legal recourse is possible for all platform workers, the 2022 Ghana Fairwork… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Ghana: VALCO Workers Protest Against Poor Working Conditions in Tema
Workers of the Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) on Tuesday staged a protest over management's failure to index their salaries to the United States dollar. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Ghana: 'Employee Engagement Requires Trust and Flexibility'
Ms Hannah Ashiokai Akrong, the Director of Human Resources at Vodafone Ghana, said that trust and flexibility are the new norms for employee engagement. Read more »
October 21, 2022
Ghana: Shops Remained Closed as GUTA Members Continue Protest
Most members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) still have their shops closed to signal the need for the government to end the high cost of doing business in the… Read more »
Ghana: Impose 40 Percent Income Tax On Earnings Above U.S.$4000 - Tax Expert Urges Govt
A Tax Policy Expert, Mr Alex Ampaabeng, has proposed to the government to impose a 40-per cent income tax on individuals who earned above a cedi equivalent of $4000.00 monthly. Read more »
October 20, 2022
Ghana: Business At Standstill in Accra... As GUTA Members Close Shops in Protests Against High Cost of Doing Business
Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in Accra yesterday closed their shops in protest ofthe high cost of doing business in recent times. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Ghana: Researchers Call for Enhanced Women Participation in Labour Market
A group of researchers from the Economics Department of the University of Ghana, working on economic empowerment for women, has called for enhanced interventions to enable women to… Read more »
Ghana: Eschew Notion Govts Responsible for Job Creation - Youth Admonished
Professor Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), has admonished the youth to eschew the notion of self-entitlement which… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Ghana: SSNIT to Amend Law to Include Allowances in Computation of Pension
The National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766 as amended by Act 883) is being amended to include allowances of workers in the computation of pension. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Ghana: We Are Not Laying Off Workers - Dr Arthur
The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) does not have plans to lay off some workers, the Head of the Service Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has allayed public fears. Read more »
October 10, 2022
Ghana: 80,000 Including Illegal Miners Gain Direct, Indirect Jobs Under NAELP - Coordinator
More than 80,000 people, including illegal miners, have gained direct and indirect jobs under the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP) since its rollout… Read more »
Ghana: ICU Calls On Government to Clamp Down On Unprincipled Employers
The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU-Ghana), Morgan Ayawine has called on the government to clamp down on anti-nation builders parading as… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Ghana: Ghana, Saudi Arabia Planning for Safe Working Condition for Citizens
Ghana and Saudi Arabia are developing a framework that will enable each other's citizens to work in the respective countries in a safe and appropriate manner. Read more »
September 16, 2022
Ghana: GEA Supports Govt's IMF Bid
The Ghana Employers' Association (GEA) has backed government's decision to seek the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to help address economic challenges facing the… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Ghana: PQ Confab to Deliberate Solutions for Creating Employment
The 3rd Annual National Precision Quality Conference will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022 at the Labadi Beach Hotel under the auspices of the Ministry of Employment and Labour… Read more »
Ghana: HSWU Demands Improved Conditions of Service
The Health Services Workers' Union (HSWU) has called on the government to improve the service conditions of workers to enhance service delivery at health facilities. Read more »
Ghana: HSWU Launches Welfare Fund
The Health Services Workers Union (HSWU) yesterday launched its fund to improve members' welfare through a scheme that will collect monthly financial commitments for subsequent… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Ghana: Youth Urged to Create Their Own Jobs
The former Chief Executive of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has urged the youth to develop interest in the creation of their own jobs to close the unemployment… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Ghana: 'Be Careful in Weaning Public Varsities of Gov Payroll'
Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Philip Ebow Bondzie-Simpson, has advised government to hasten slowly with any… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Ghana: Take Advantage of Annuities to Protect Your Retirement Income Security... Commissioner of Insurance Urges Celebrities
The Commissioner of Insurance, Dr Justice Ofori, has urged players in the media and entertainment industry to take advantage of the numerous insurance products available,… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Ghana: TIP Demands Redress On Unfair Labour Practices
The Information Technology (IT) Professionals Union (TIP), an association of workers who manage key technical operations for the telecommunication operators in the country, are… Read more »
Ghana: President Approves Promotion for 25 Top Prison Officers
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has upon the advice of the Prisons Service Council's pursuant to Article 207(3) of the 1992 Constitution approved the promotion of 25… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Records 13.9 Percent Unemployment Rate in 2nd Qtr of 2022-Gss Report
About 1.74 million (13.4 per cent) of the total working population of 13 million in the age bracket of 15 years and above, in the first quarter of the year were unemployed, a study… Read more »
Ghana: Staff Training and Development ... .whose Responsibility
The development of the human resource capital is a critical issue in all organizations and institutions. Today's Information and Communication Technology has changed the pace of… Read more »