Stay away from election violence- ICU-Ghana to workers

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The National Union of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union-Ghana (ICU-Ghana), has advised all workers not to allow politicians to influence them to cause mayhem ahead of the 2024 general elections. The Union believed failure to heed the advice could undermine the country’s peace and stability. Mr Morgan Ayawine, the General Secretary, ICU-Ghana, said in […]

Nigerian government increases workers’ salaries by 35%

Source: African Editors  The Nigerian government has announced a 25 percent and 35 percent salary increase for certain groups of workers in the country in celebration of May Day. The increase, which applies to government workers in the education, health, and security sectors, is retroactive to January 2024. The lowest-paid government employee will now earn […]

Office of Registrar of Companies increase penalty for filing fees

The Office of the Registrar of Companies has increased the penalty for late filing or non-filing of annual returns from GH₵650 to GH₵1,000 effective May 1, 2024.  This decision aims to discourage companies from defaulting on their annual return submissions, as required by the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992). The Registrar’s Office has taken this step […]

May Day Celebrations in Tamale: Hundreds of unions march to mark day

By Joyce Kantam Kolamong  Hundreds of worker’s unions from Northern, North East and Savannah regions converged on Jubilee Park in Tamale to mark the May Day event.  The various working groups marched and carried placards some of which read,” Stand up for your right”, “stop politicizing public service”, “dumsor must stop”, ” We need free […]

Organized labour calls on President Akufo-Addo to help out with “dumsor”

By: Godfred Amoaful  Ghana’s Organised Labour has called on President Akufo-Addo to find solutions to the erratic power supply widely known as “Dumsor” as its persistence affects their activities and the economy at large.  The concern was part of several issues raised by Organized Labour during the 2024 May Day celebration in Accra, on the […]