AllAfrica News: Labour

South Africa: It's Time to Bridge the Alarming CCMA Service Delivery Gap

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:17:56 GMT

[Daily Maverick] As the CCMA backlog continues to grow, part-time commissioners have been told they may represent private clients but need to choose between doing so and potentially returning to work as part-timers for a six-month period. This is mystifying. Surely the CCMA needs all the experienced part-time commissioners possible to clear the backlog of cases?

Zimbabwe: 100 Harare City Nurses Resign Over Non-Payment of Covid-19 Allowance

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:11:57 GMT

[New Zimbabwe] OVER 100 nurses employed by the Harare City Council have resigned in recent months in protest over the non-payment of their Covid-19 risk allowances.

Kenya: KNUT Retracts Strike Notice Over 2017-2021 CBA Row

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:35:28 GMT

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) retracted a teachers' strike notice on Thursday after Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) said the new pay deal will become effective once a job evaluation exercise is completed.

Kenya: Teachers to Wait Longer for New Pay Raise Negotiations

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:37:22 GMT

[Nation] Teachers unions will wait longer before negotiations of the 2021-2025 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) start after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) sought more time.

Namibia: Cabinet Challenged Over Struggle Kids Jobs

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:28:31 GMT

[New Era] The ombudsman and the Khorixas Constituency Youth Forum want an interdict that would set aside and terminate a Cabinet decision that directed that certain jobs be reserved for children of the liberation struggle and for them to be employed without going through the recruitment process as required by law.

Zimbabwe: Mining Companies, Workers in Wage Talks

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:14:06 GMT

[The Herald] The wage negotiations between Zimbabwe's mining companies and unions are expected to be completed today to starve off a potentially job action by one of the union.

Namibia: Mayor Warns Against Workplace Victimisation

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:09:18 GMT

[New Era] Oniipa Town Council officials have been cautioned against focusing on personalities when appraising employees instead on the actual work done.

Ethiopia: Successes and Challenges in Job Creation

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:16 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] Studies indicate that the rate of unemployed in Ethiopia's urban centers and rural parts rose to 20 and 30 percent respectively. As the size of the country's economy is small and it largely relies on agriculture, this has its own effect and limitations in boosting the capacity for job creation to the masses.

Ethiopia: Enterprise Envisions Containing Employment

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:13 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] - Office disburses over 29-million-birr loan

Nigeria: Nurses Declare 3 Days Warning Strike in Ondo State

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:00:34 GMT

[Vanguard] The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ondo State Chapter has directed its members to embark on a three-day warning strike from March 1 over the percentage payment of their salaries by the state government.

Zimbabwe: Resolve Teachers' Grievances Before Schools Open Govt Told

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:26:53 GMT

[New Zimbabwe] There is an urgent need for government to improve the welfare of teachers before schools reopen, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Education has said.

East Africa: Lack of Jobs High on the Agenda of EAC Summit

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:03:44 GMT

[East African] A July 2020 East African Community job advertisement for 41 vacancies attracted more than 10,000 applications, reflecting the unemployment crisis in the region.

Nigeria: Why Yobe Govt Promoted 2,800 Teachers

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:00:33 GMT

[Vanguard] Alhaji Baba Maidala, Executive Chairman, Yobe Teaching Service Board, on Thursday said over 2,800 secondary school teachers in the state were promoted to the next grade levels from January 2020 to February 2021.

Nigeria: Osun Teachers' Recruitment - 27,500 Candidates Sit for Test

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:55:44 GMT

[Vanguard] Osogbo -- Over 27,500 applicants, out of which over 19,000 were female sat for the recently-concluded teachers' recruitment test exercise conducted by the Osun State Government.

Nigeria: Type of Teachers Nigeria Needs Now - Ajiboye, TRCN Boss

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:52:34 GMT

[Vanguard] The Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has said the country needs technologically savvy teachers to be able to cope with developments in the sector and achieve her potential.

Nigeria: Labour Gives Conditions to Support Refineries' Privatisation

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:10:51 GMT

[This Day] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday hinged its support for the planned privatisation of the country's refineries on the process being opened, transparent and allowing every Nigerian, including workers, to buy shares in the entities.

Nigeria: Reps Urge Govt to Lift Embargo On Employment Into Civil Service

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:40:47 GMT

[Vanguard] The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to lift the embargo on employment into Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.

Sudan: Port Sudan Sit-in for Higher Salaries

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:29:09 GMT

[Radio Dabanga] Port Sudan / Khartoum -- Workers in Port Sudan staged a sit-in protest yesterday outside the base of the Sea Ports Authority.

Kenya: Vihiga Governor Ottichilo Tells His Deputy to Quit in Row Over Nurses' Strike

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:01:53 GMT

[Nation] Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo has asked his deputy, Dr Patrick Saisi, to resign, following a fresh falling-out triggered by a stalemate in resolving the ongoing nurses' strike.

Rwanda: Govt Earmarks Rwf1 Billion for Settlement of Longstanding Arrears of Ex-Employees

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:19:54 GMT

[New Times] The revised national budget, which was recently approved by parliament, has taken into consideration the issue of outstanding salaries owed to former employees of Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA).