Minimum Wage - Govt Calls Committee Meeting, Labour Insists On May 31 Deadline
Vanguard
Following Organised Labour's insistence on downing tools and declaring a nationwide strike if discussions on the new National Minimum Wage are not concluded by May 31, 2024, the… Read more »
Parliament Grants Ramaphosa Power to Set Political Donation Limits - South African News Briefs - May 17, 2024
allAfrica
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Employment Court Orders Counties to Engage Striking Clinicians
Capital FM
The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) Wednesday ordered the Council of Governors (CoG) to continue scheduled talks with the Kenya Union of Clinical Nurses (KUCO) in… Read more »
No, Nigerian Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Has Not Increased Minimum Wage for Lagos State Workers to N70,000
Africa Check
No, Nigerian governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not increased minimum wage for Lagos state workers to N70,000 Read more »
Labour Party Alleges Foul Play in Enugu Govt's N100 Billion Oil Palm Deal
Premium Times
The Enugu State Government, last week, signed a N100 billion deal with Pragmatic Palms Limited to resuscitate the moribund United Palm Products Limited in the state. Read more »
Newly Launched Dar Truck Assembly Plant to Generate Over 2,000 Jobs
Daily News
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has launched the Saturn Corporation Limited Company's truck assembly plant in Dar es Salaam. Read more »
Probationer Police Constable Interviews Conclude in North Kyoga
Nile Post
The rigorous selection process for Probationer Police Constables (PPCs) in the North Kyoga Region concluded with the final interviews held in Amolatar and Otuke Districts Read more »
Minimum Wage for Workers Proposed By Unions
Foroyaa
May Day was not an ordinary day for workers. The unions took it as a day of their own. They informed the public that the authorities have told them of the efforts they are making… Read more »
Oshiomhole On Workers' Day [analysis]
This Day
First, kudos to the Kukah Centre for organising recently a forum on the topical question of national integration. The success of the effort is a measure of the increasing relevance… Read more »
Western Cluster's Female Heavy Duty Drivers Encourage Women
New Republic
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Salary Arrears - ASUU Threatens 'No Pay, No Work', Issues 2-Week Ultimatum
Leadership
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to stop rendering services after the next two weeks if the President Bola Tinubu administration fails to pay public… Read more »
Shettima Harps On Technology for Productive Workforce
Leadership
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima yesterday stressed the pivotal role of science and technology in crafting solutions for Nigeria's advancement through a productive workforce. Read more »
Unemployment Rate Drops 0.2 Percent in Q1 of 2024 [upd 1]
Tunis Afrique Presse
The unemployment rate dropped to 16.2% in Q1 of 2024 from 16.4% in Q4 of 2023 and 16.1% in Q1 of 2023 as a result mainly of the increase in the number of people in active… Read more »
Cosatu Applauds President Cyril Ramaphosa's Signing of the Long Overdue National Health Insurance Bill [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) applauds President Cyril Ramaphosa's signing the long overdue National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The Federation is heartened… Read more »
Denosa Welcomes the Signing of NHI Bill By President [press release]
COSATU
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) warmly welcomes the signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa today,… Read more »