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Paternity Leave: Labour Act amendment to be promulgated this year
When passed, the law will among others introduce Paternity leave.
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Crime
24-year-old welder sentenced to 25 years in hard labour for robbery
The convict was a welder at Jasikan in the Oti region.
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Bill to extend Maternity leave, introduce Paternity leave before Ghana's Parliament
The Private Member's Bill, is being sponsored by the Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu.
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Africa
Nigeria: Presidential election petition court affirms Tinubu's electoral victory
After an almost 10-hour verdict, judges said the petitions by his two main challengers were without merit. Both Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party had alleged widespread fraud.
BBC
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Ghanaian children wrongly taken in raids backed by US charity IJM
The multimillion-dollar charity, International Justice Mission, aims to rescue trafficked children and reunite them with their families. But serious concerns have been raised about their West African operations.
BBC
Africa
Nigeria: Peter Obi sued for using toddler in Labour Party rally
The activist said it was illegal, misleading, unlawful, exploitative, and abusive for the presidential candidate to post the picture and video of the toddler on Twitter.
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Europe
Boris Johnson and allies launch legal fightback against 'witch-hunt' over partygate
The government has commissioned legal advice from a top QC, Lord Pannick, which the PM's supporters claim undermines the legitimacy of the inquiry.
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Discontinue strike – NLC to teacher unions as it directs government to negotiate within seven days
Teacher unions yesterday, declared a nationwide strike over what they say is the government’s failure to pay them a 20% Cost Of Living Allowance (COLA).
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Courts
UTAG strike: Court grants NLC interlocutory injunction
Unable to have reached an agreement for an out-of-court settlement twice, the NLC’s legal team pleaded with the court for an interlocutory injunction against the strike by UTAG before the court hears its substantive case seeking enforcement...
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Courts
NLC, UTAG: Court tells parties to reach an out of court settlement
Both parties have been given up to February 10, 2022, to report back to the court on the progress of the judge’s order.
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General
Leave schedule: Publish 30 days before employees assume – Legal practitioner
Managing Partner of the Law Alert Group, Charles Bawaduah, has asked employers to notify their employees 30 days before their leave period, in accordance with Article 27 of the Labour Act.
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Europe
A Conservative MP is facing bankruptcy proceedings over unpaid taxes that could result in him having to step down.
In the more distant past, members of the Tory party were in the 1990s accused of clubbing together to bail out an MP threatened with bankruptcy to avoid the prospect of losing a seat.
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Courts
NLC case against UTAG struck out
UTAG signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the government on August 18, 2021
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Crime
A 21-year-old construction worker who armed himself with an axe to rob his victim of a plate of fried rice and a bag containing mobile phone, necklace and cash has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour.
A search in his room led to the retrieval of a small axe, one Black Berry Mobile phone, a Techno mobile phone and six different SIM cards.
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Anglican priest’s ‘holy’ kiss video: It’s time for women, girls sexually harassed in churches to come out-FIDA Ghana
“Needless to say, sexual harassment is gender-based violence and a violation of the human rights of girls and women and is prohibited in the 1992 Constitution, the Domestic Violence Act and the Labour Act.
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Courts
Court slaps UTAG with GHS3k over time wasting in injunction suit
The National Labour Commission had brought an injunction against UTAG over the latter’s refusal to comply with the orders of an interlocutory injunction secured by the NLC
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Striking UTAG members not perturbed by court injunction – NEC
According to the suit, the university teachers were to comply with the directive of the Labour Commission and resume work as soon as possible.
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Striking Universities’ Senior Staff breached rules of engagement – Fair Wages Commission
UTAG members are on strike because they want the government to restore their conditions of service agreed upon with the government in 2012.
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General
Barcelona and Neymar end legal dispute in ‘amicable’ out-of-court settlement
FC Barcelona announce that it has ended out of court in amicable fashion the various labour and civil litigation cases that were open with the Brazilian player Neymar
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Business
FGR Bogoso Prestea to settle severance package of disgruntled workers
Mining operations can now continue in the interest of all parties and the local communities,” the communique noted.
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