Unions face ballot hurdle before strike
Independent Online   3-Apr-2012
A union will have to conduct a ballot before commencing on strike action under one of the proposed amendments of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), according to labour law experts. The amendment also removes protection against civil liability for damages ...

Labour laws need complete overhaul - Employers Federation
Nation on Sunday   1-Apr-2012
According to a statement by the EFC, the nation's present labour law framework is a classic example of a country having an economy of a developing country attempting to implement social policies of a developed country and highlighted that one crucial ...

Think Centre 2011 Labour Day Message
Scoop.co.nz   30-Apr-2011

Sign all ILO Core Labour Standards and harmonize national labour law accordingly

4. Institute stronger labour and anti-discrimination laws to protect workers from discrimination resulting from age, gender, race and religion, disabilities and

Supreme Court decision on rights of agricultural workers unworkable
National Union of Public and General Employees   30-Apr-2011
... Foundation has established for itself are to create greater public awareness and understanding of labour rights as a key critical component of human rights; build effective political momentum and public support for progressive labour law reform. ...

Court won't protect farm worker unions
London Free Press   29-Apr-2011
The London Free Press Organized labour in Canada has suffered a serious blow from a Supreme Court ruling Friday that prevents Ontario farm workers from joining a union, says a labour law expert. Read the full story. ...

Labour laws: pro-employer or pro-employee?
NewsDay   27-Apr-2011
Another contentious area of labour law is the provision that an employer who has been found guilty by the courts of wrongfully dismissing an employee is given an option of either reinstating that employee or alternatively pay him or her separation ...

Kentville ceremony marks workplace injuries, deaths
Kings County Register/Advertiser   27-Apr-2011
The Valley labour council lobbies politicians, fights for labour law changes, works on unionization issues and offers strike support in the region. The monument project was endorsed by all members, with groups contributing to the $10000 cost. ...

Amendments to labour law, policy facing setback
Financial Express Bangladesh   27-Apr-2011
Proposed amendments to Bangladesh Labour Law and Bangladesh Labour Policy are facing setback as the Tripartite Council for Counselling (TCC) meeting could not be held during the last two months, officials said Tuesday. Both the law and the policy were ...

Children of lesser God...the poor labour
The Nation, Pakistan   26-Apr-2011
None of the country's labour law - either of industrial relations, social protection, minimum wages, or health and safety - applies to the informal workers including agricultural workers. Though Pakistan has ratified all eight ILO core labour standards ...

Labour regulations fail to resolve disputes
Viet Nam News   21-Apr-2011
The Labour Law, that was enacted in 1995, has been amended three times. According to Pham Cong Bay, deputy chief of the Supreme Court's Department of Labour Court, from 1995 to date most labour disputes had involved individual cases. ...

Draft of employer-worker relations law finalised
DAWN.com   21-Apr-2011
... and its powers and functions had been conferred on the provincial registrar of trade unions, labour courts and the labour appellate tribunal and it had provided saving and transfer sections 82 and 83 in it, according to a labour law consultant. ...

Executives' opinions on labour law are not fact
Independent Online   15-Apr-2011
Labour law debates in this country illustrate the extent to which GCR assessments influence public perceptions. Representatives of business who favour massive labour market deregulation repeatedly claim that South Africa's labour laws are virtually the ...

Moroccan embassy Dutch staff badly paid
Radio Netherlands   12-Apr-2011
The ambassador was summoned and told that staff pay and conditions should conform to Dutch labour law. Last month, Dutch unions went public, complaining that many staff at Moroccan missions were facing financial hardship. ...

Much reliance on foreign job market to hurt economy
Himalayan Times   10-Apr-2011
"Labour Law is a major block to job creation, and need to be reformed to facilitate quicker recruitment and release of workers," it suggested. "Moreover, the academic curriculum needs to be modified to reflect labour market needs and to facilitate ...

Facebook Led To Dismissal Of Public Worker
Inside Costa Rica   9-Apr-2011
Only some private companies have such regulations", said Eric Briones, a specialist in labour law. Briones explained that if a person offends his or her employer within or outside working hours, he or she can be fired for attacking the principle of ...

Labour Expert questions integrity and quality of Ghanaian employers
Myjoyonline.com   9-Apr-2011
Written policies should be jointly drafted by both the employer and the workers because the labour law states that if an employer is going to use a policy to judge workers, that policy must be consistent with the law and the constitution of Ghana," he ...

Panel to study draft law on house helps
Peninsula On-line   21-Apr-2010
Importantly, like the private sector employees covered by the labour law in Qatar, domestic workers might also be accorded privileges like end-of-service ...

Training on labour laws
MorungExpress   21-Apr-2010
V.V. Giri National Labour Institute is organizing a training programme on 'Fundamentals of Labour Laws' for Trade Union Leaders and ...

Basic conditions for imported labour dormitories
Macau Daily Times   20-Apr-2010
The Order will come into effect on April 26 to complement with the Imported Labour Law. According to the Official Gazette, each imported worker is entitled ...

Poly employees cry foul
New Era   20-Apr-2010
"It is not clear to us whether you were misinformed by some employees or whether you interpret the Labour Act differently from us," Gunzel hit back. ...

Indonesian workers 'not clear' about Imported Labour Law
Macau Daily Times   19-Apr-2010
Cindry Purnasari says Indonesian workers in Macau still have many doubts regarding the Imported Labour Law. Peduli Buruh Migran Indonesia, an Indonesian ...

Fired NagaWorld staff to file labour complaint
Phnom Penh Post   19-Apr-2010
"We want the company to obey the Labour Law and give the workers a suitable reason before firing them," he said. Article 75 of the Labour Law states that a ...

Digital Economy Bill heads for final reading
ZDNet   7-Apr-2010
After the reading, a variety of IT professionals, digital creatives and internet law experts signed an open letter to ...

Overhaul of pension laws becomes a burning issue
Personal Finance   3-Apr-2010
At the Pension Lawyers Association conference this week, John Myburgh, a former judge of the High Court and Judge President of the Labour Appeal Court ...

Employees win 65 percent of work-related disputes in 2007-2008
Financiarul   2-Apr-2010
During this event, Costel Gilca also launched an electronic judicial platform aimed at labour law and social security. 'For the first time in Romania the ...

New Labour Law provision mandates written notice of pay terms
International Law Office   1-Apr-2010
New York recently added a new provision to its Labour Law, requiring employers to provide every new employee with written notice of the employee's rate of ...