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Tigo directs agency to withdraw policy on maternity leave without pay
Tigo Ghana has directed Reliance Personnel Services to rescind its decision of not paying female employees during their maternity leave. [contextly_sidebar id=”t1V3ZAkRppcK4AqKMFkmpCHMMqSyD0op”]A statement signed by the CEO of Tigo Ghana, Roshi Motman, described the policy as, “unfair and does not meet the standards of Tigo’s commitment to diversity and inclusion especially at a time when…
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Tigo maternity leave row; Labour activists want agency’s license revoked
The Labour Department has been urged to revoke the certificate of Reliance Personnel Services if it insists not to pay employees during their maternity leave. [contextly_sidebar id=”Ad14z3sr1QvyJrXDB8jIEelUS2kUQrGm”]This is the suggestion coming from some labour advocates including a former head of industrial relations and social protection at the Trades Union Congress, Seth Abloso. “If it is their…
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Governor of BoG must voluntarily step down in a change of government
As the debate on the security of tenure of office of the governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG) continues, some industry watchers are contemplating over the implications of Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku’s appointment ahead of a general election in November this year. According to the constitution, the four year term of a governor of the central…
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Minerals Commission debunks TWN allegation against Goldfields
The Minerals Commission has debunked allegation made by Civil Society Group, Third World Network (TWN) that Goldfield Ghana Limited was granted a development agreement without an investment plan. The Commission told Citi Business News government followed all laid down procedures in granting the mining firm a development agreement. [contextly_sidebar id=”sG2pSuMppRhIFUpTGV74rQHzFRinD7ae”]According to the commission, the development…
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Tigo workers must sue agency over maternity leave row – Gammey
Labour expert, Austin Gammey has advised affected employees of Reliance Personnel Services, a contractor and recruiting agency for Tigo Ghana, to register legal charges against the management over their refusal to pay employees during maternity leave. [contextly_sidebar id=”J8IGTcOuT9PkJmQFW8qChI5mVUvPeDal”]A memo reported to have been circulated to the Reliance staff of Tigo Ghana, stated that employees who…
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Vodafone to hand over Ghana Telecom university & other assets to Gov’t
Vodafone Ghana has voluntarily decided to hand over close to 18 of its prime assets to Government. Steps are currently underway to formerly transfer the assets, among which is the Ghana Telecom University, to government. [contextly_sidebar id=”pbOI8a7noQiPVhL6UKm9v3UucX7OXtjX”]Notwithstanding the fact that these are assets legally acquired and paid for under the Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (GTCL)…
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Ghana tests murky Eurobond waters
Ghana’s Ministry of Finance has officially denied that it is doing a road show in order to issue new Eurobonds imminently. An official statement from the Ministry at the beginning of the week claimed that the ongoing road show, which is taking its officials and representatives of the Bank of Ghana to the United States…
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Efficient business strategies will prevent layoffs – HR expert
Human Resource Executives are urging companies in the country to restructure their company strategies and policies to avoid layoffs this year. Current economic challenges in the country last year pushed many companies to lay off workers in a bid to stay afloat. Early this year, the Ghana Employers Association warned more layoffs are likely to…
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Goldfields hits back at TWN; describes allegation as untrue
Goldfields Ghana Limited has described as untrue a publication by Third World Network that the mining company has been granted a development agreement without an investment plan. According to the company, it has planned to invest in excess of one billion dollars in two of its mines in Tarkwa and Damang. [contextly_sidebar id=”08I1LY0cOtxZ8Oy32AUF6pEZAlffRET7″]The reaction comes…
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Malawi’s Rich, Powerful Evade Panama Papers List
Malawi’s rich and powerful people, including former president Bingu wa Mutharika whom some sections of society had claimed he had offshore investments, are not among the world influential figures on the infamous Panama papers list. Some Malawians on social media were asking state prosecuting agencies to probe former president Mutharika after it transpired that he…