Tag: Ignatius Baffour Awuah
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Employment Minister calls for review of fixed-term contracts for workers
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, has implored employers to review the contract and working conditions of fixed-term contract workers to improve upon their welfare and ensure job security. He urged the National Tripartite Committee to dialogue with employers on fixed-term contracts of workers to ensure sustainable jobs and compliance with the…
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Unemployment rate in Ghana drops — Employment Minister
Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, has said the rate of unemployment in the country has reduced from 11.9 per cent in 2015 to 7.1 per cent in 2019. The decline, he said, was partly as a result of government’s flagship programmes and policies interventions conceptualised in the Coordinated Programme for Economic…
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Administrators told to end “we are working on it” syndrome
The Chartered Institute Administrators and Management Consultancy, (CIAMC) – Ghana, on Tuesday held a professional conference with a call on public sector workers and administrators to end the “we are working on it” syndrome. The one-day conference on the theme: “Growing Together as Admin Professionals: Partners in National Development,” was aimed at uniting and…
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SSNIT to cease lump sum pension payments from 2020 – Employment Minister
From next year (2020), all pensioners on the new pension scheme, will access their lump sum payments from the managers of pension schemes other than the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). By this, the state pension’s manager, SSNIT will only be mandated to pay monthly benefits to pensioners. Employment and Labour Relations Minister,…