COMMENT | Susan Sharon Kabedha | The COVID-19 pandemic remains, to this day, one of the greatest disturbances of our time. It didn’t just hit health or the economy; it turned work as we knew it on its head. It revealed in the corporate world just how vulnerable traditional work structures were …
Read More »Training is not enough if young people cannot transition to work
COMMENT | ADRIAN BUKENYA | Each year, Uganda produces over 700,000 graduates, yet only about 238,000 are absorbed into formal employment. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the graduate unemployment rate stands at 15.2 percent, the overall unemployment rate at 12.3 percent, and 50.9 percent of young people aged …
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Death of 26 year old has sparked a broader conversation about the pressures faced by young professionals and the need for companies to place a higher priority on employees’ well-being COMMENT | SHASHI THAROOR | The tragic death of Anna Sebastian Perayil, a 26-year-old employee at the accounting firm Ernst & …
Read More »POWER: New intervention can reduce unpaid care work burden on women
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) have found that a new model known as P.O.W.E.R. can help reduce and redistribute the burden of unpaid care work traditionally borne by women. Speaking at the launch of these findings, Prof Florence Muhanguzi a lecturer …
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Why we need to think beyond the hype of the four-day week and talk about the very nature of work COMMENT | YAELLE AMSALLEM & EMMANUELLE LEON | Is reducing working hours a sign of progress? Since the 19th century, the number of hours spent at work has been steadily declining …
Read More »Even when ‘too busy’, take time to think about self-care
COMMENT | MICHAEL JJINGO | It is so important to take time for yourself. “Take time to love yourself. You deserve it”, says Avina Celeste. Although most leaders have a sense of the fortitude, energy, and stamina they require to be successful, few of them make investments to bolster them. We …
Read More »Can a Beneficial Ownership Register work in Uganda?
Move to expose ‘who owns what’ COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Who is the real owner of the multi-billion dollar telecoms giant, MTN Uganda? How about the fast-rising oil and gas marketing company, STABEX? Depending on who you talk to, several names will be whispered. Yet, quite often, the whispered …
Read More »Women activists seek recognition for unpaid care
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women activists want unpaid care work to be recognized as valuable work since it contributes to the social and economic development of societies. The activists were speaking at a validation workshop at Mestil Hotel where academicians, activists, and government officials gathered to discuss research …
Read More »Employee Relations: Where workplace harmony meets office wit!
COMMENT | MELISA ABOK | Often hailed as the secret ingredient behind a flourishing organization, employee relations orchestrate a graceful collaboration of, trust, and a touch of humor. In this article, I embarked on a journey through the wonders of employee relations and the art that keeps our workplace thriving! …
Read More »A safe and healthy working environment has implications for retirement
COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe | A story is told of a young factory worker, whose hands were crushed as he operated a machine in the factory. Having lost both hands, he could not carry on with his job, and was forced to take early retirement. His employer sent him home with …
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