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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the promotion of 5,956 teaching and non-teaching staff of the State Universal Basic Education Bo Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-approves-promotions-for-5956-basic-education-workers/

The workers are affected by alleged salary issues at companies Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction, said the National Trades Union Congress. 

The Nigeria Labour Congress has clarified that the Trade Union Congress was not part of its October 22 meeting with the Federal Government over workers’ de Read More: https://punchng.com/tuc-not-part-of-fg-talks-on-workers-demands-nlc/

IT and cyber experts have told the BBC about their struggles in the last 48 hours to update their systems.

Nigerian health workers have been directed to begin strike mobilisation over the FG’s failure to pay 19 months’ allowance arrears and adjust salaries. Read More: https://punchng.com/health-workers-begin-strike-mobilisation-over-19-months-allowance-arrears/

A bill to bolster the nation’s unemployment insurance program reflects the concern — and the risks — in Washington.

The All Progressives Congress in Benue State has condemned the alleged assault and abduction of Jos Electricity Distribution Plc personnel in Makurdi. Read More: https://punchng.com/benue-apc-slams-attack-on-electricity-workers/

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The two per cent Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution rate payable by employers for...

North Korean companies have been accused of setting up an international network of IT workers to evade sanctions.

The University of Lagos management has cited federal regulations in the ongoing dispute with its International School staff over their removal from the pay Read More: https://punchng.com/unilag-cites-regulations-in-school-workers-payroll-dispute/

Jos Electricity Distribution Plc has condemned the abduction of 10 of its workers by youths who invaded its office in Makurdi, Benue State on Wednesday. Read More: https://punchng.com/jos-disco-condemns-abduction-of-10-workers-in-benue/

A second large department store will also be hit by industrial action during the weekend.

<p>‘Scapegoating non-permanent residents is not going to lower the cost of living,’ Vanesa Ortiz says</p><p>When Vanesa Ortiz came to Calgary from Mexico, she found herself in a city gripped by winter. Outside the airport, it was -15C (5F).</p><p>“I would come to understand that this was not an extreme cold,” she said. “But in the moment it was terrifying.”<

New surveys show that increases in premiums and deductibles are forcing people to forgo treatments or doctor’s visits while budgets are strained by higher food and gas prices.

About 157 million Americans get their health insurance through work. A survey of employers shows a moderate price uptick this year, but workers still say health costs are a top concern.

Earlier, considering the agricultural season and also to ensure that agricultural activities were not disrupted, construction work had been suspended during the designated work-break period from October 22 to December 10, 2026.

Workers in their 50s are taking longer to bounce back after being retrenched. Three of them tell CNA what it took to get back into the workforce.

At the 75th foundation day of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Mr. Nabin said the BJP would continue along the path established by its ideological and political predecessor

Prime Minister Carney will begin the day with a meeting of the Liberal caucus and then with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, his office said in his itinerary on Wednesday.

<p>Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela Perteghella</p><p>Andy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after the “devastating” death of Matilda Davis, a parent-carer who killed herself minutes after meeting professionals.</p><p>The Guardian <a href="htt

<p>Water and fresh food running out in Taiz as fighting intensifies and Houthi advance cuts off most supply routes</p><p>The humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, fuel and fresh food, Oxfam aid workers in the country have warned.</p><p>Iran-allied Houthi forces have largely encircled t

About 30 deminers from the Halo Trust remain among hundreds of thousands of civilians stuck in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, the organisation said on Wednesday. Houthi rebels have encircled the government-held city as the two sides fight for control. The blockade has effectively severed the last route through the mountains connecting the city to the inte

A group has called for accountability in Nigeria’s Ebola preparedness and better protection for frontline workers following reports of an Ebola-related ill Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-group-demands-better-protection-for-health-workers/

A new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.

A new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.