Ugandan workers body blasts government over strict dress code rules Kampala, Uganda| Godfrey Ssali | The National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) has criticized the move by the Ministry of Public Service to issue a strict dress code for non-uniformed officers in the Public Service. According to the Chairman General …
Read More »NSSF widens pension coverage with new saving plan
NSSF widens pension coverage with new saving plan Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The National Social Security Fund has unveiled a voluntary membership plan that will provide employers and workers that are not compelled by the mandatory provisions of the NSSF Act the opportunity to voluntarily save for their retirement Interested …
Read More »Workers dying at Chinese sites rise
These Chinese contractors don’t care at all, says Labour minister vow to whip them into line The human cost of accidents, poor health and safety conditions under Chinese contractors in Uganda has come under scrutiny and what is emerging is raising serious concerns. At the heart of the latest concerns …
Read More »VIDEO: Kyambogo University hires temporary staff
NBS: In order to cope with the odds, Kyambogo University management has recruited temporary non teaching staff to salvage the situation at university following the non teaching staff refusal to get back to work. The non teaching staff refused to report back after they failed to agree with government on …
Read More »Constitutional Court shakes Youth, workers, army
By Haggai Matsiko The implications for 2016 elections The Sept.29 ruling by the Constitutional Court that put an injunction on election of special interest groups’ legislators has created excitement amongst sections of political pundits – just months to the 2016 polls. It is being viewed as a pointer that the …
Read More »A minimum wage for workers
By Flavia Nassaka Is it what Uganda really needs? Nelson Kajura likes his job as a primary school teacher. But at Shs250,000 per month it does not pay enough to cater for his family of six in an urban area. The ever increasing rent and prices of commodities and services …
Read More »A better way to pay workers
By Shamus Khan It starts with recognising that the success of a business depends on the team, rather than individuals In 2007, after the venerable New York law firm Dewey Ballantine merged with another firm, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, commentators heralded the creation of a “global super firm.” As …
Read More »Workers’ MP Dr Lyomoki arrested
By Julius Odeke Dr Sam Lyomoki an MP representing workers was arrested this morning after featuring on a WBS Television Talk show and quickly whisked to police’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) in Kireka, a Kampala suburb for snubbing Police summons. Dr Lyomoki has been vocal on how his own political …
Read More »Record Television dragged to court
By Julius Odeke Former workers of Record Television have dragged the management of the troubled Record Television Uganda to court over charges of violating workers’ constitutional rights. The top managers of Record Television will on November 8, 2012 appear at Kampala High Court before Lady Justice Elizabeth Musoke to defend …
Read More »Trouble in hotel workers union
By Rukiya Makuma Can crucial meeting this month end power struggle, intrigue? September 24 could mark a turning point for one of the most active labour organisations in the country, the Uganda Hotel Food Tourism and Allied Workers’ Union (UHFTAW), which has been paralysed by leadership wrangles for nine months. …
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