Tag: NLC
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NLC secures injunction against intended strike by airport staff
The National Labour Commission has secured an interlocutory injunction to stop an intended strike by workers of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). The workers union of GACL accused the company’s Managing Director, Yaw Kawkaw of being incompetent and demanded his removal from office. Workers of GACL had served notice of laying down their tools…
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GCNET challenges NLC order on compensation payment for redundant workers
The management of Ghana Community Network Service Limited (GCNet), has filed a motion at the Accra High Labour Court, challenging the enforcement of an arbitration award over the terms of a redundancy compensation payment to its workers. The company is seeking the intervention of the High Court to set aside the award which directed the…
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GCNet staff begins sit-down strike over non-payment of exit packages
The GCNet Staff Welfare Association has resolved to commence a series of industrial actions against GCNet Management from today, Thursday, September 24, 2020, until further notice. According to them, this is to press home their demands for the immediate payment of “redundancy packages to redundant staff in accordance with the Arbitration Award”. It will be…
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Ex-staff of GCNeT hint of industrial action over non-payment of exit packages
Ex-staff of the Ghana Community Network Services Limited, GCNeT, have warned of an industrial action if management fails to pay them their exit packages as ordered by the Arbitration Panel appointed by the National Labour Commission (NLC). Their call comes after a three-member Arbitration Panel appointed by the National Labour Commission under Labour Act 651…
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Labour cases stuck at NLC as no Commission is formed
Labour adjudicating cases pending at the National Labour Commission (NLC), are expected to delay a little longer until a complete Commission is formed. Citi Business News understands the issue comes four months after the expiration of the former Commission in October last year (2017). Officials of the NLC however tell Citi Business News they are…
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ICU gets tough on enforcing daily minimum wage
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has bemoaned the lack of monitoring by the various labor unions in enforcing the implementation of the daily minimum wage. The National Tripartite Committee in July last year (2017) announced a ten percent increment in the daily minimum wage. The decision pushed the figure up from a previous…
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NLC to get new Commission by February 2018
Labour unions seeking redress at the National Labour Commission (NLC) may have to wait for at least the end of January 2018 to get their issues duly addressed. This is the indication from the NLC as it hopes that its new Commission would have been formed by then. Citi Business News has been speaking to…
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ICU bemoans delay in forming new NLC commission
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) has bemoaned government’s delay in the formation of a new Commission at the National Labour Commission (NLC) to adjudicate labour issues in the country. According to the ICU, the situation has resulted in the piling of cases at the NLC. The issue is also cited to have partly…
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Dismissed Starbow workers to get compensation if … – Austin Gammey
Sacked workers of Starbow may lay claim to some compensation if the grounds for their contract termination are completely determined. This is the indication from labour analyst, Austin Gammey. The workers have been dismissed since last Thursday, November 30, 2017. The development comes weeks after the company’s aircrafts had an accident at the Kotoka International…
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ICU pressurizes gov’t over new appointment at NLC
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) wants the government to reconsider at the modalities in appointing the new Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC). The President Akufo Addo has appointed a new Executive Secretary of the NLC, Mr. Ofosu Asamoah. He replaces Mr. Charles Adongo Bawa Duah who was appointed by former…