This is the guidance and mitigation measures released by the Kenyan Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. Among the mitigation measures outlined, the Ministry of Labour has: Suspended negotiations of …
Kenya: How New Labour Law Could Benefit, Harm Employees
An ammendment to the labour law could see employees secure their jobs and escape looming pay cuts and unemployment propelled by the Coronavirus pandemic effects on the economy. On the flip …
Kenya: UoN proposes law change to keep employees from layoffs
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has drafted legislative proposals, which include a clause shielding employees from being fired during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Covid-19 Response and Management Draft Bill also seeks …
Doctors sue Zimbabwe government over lack of Covid-19 protective equipment
The Zimbabwean government has been taken to court over its failure to provide doctors working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic with masks. The Zimbabwe Association for Doctors for Human Rights …
Zimbabwe: Doctors sue over COVID-19 exposure
ZIMBABWE’S 1 500 doctors working at public health institutions are exposed to the killer coronavirus after government failed to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and have sued to force authorities …
South African health workers sue government over medical supplies
Medics in South Africa are taking the government to court over a lack of personal protective equipment. Tens of thousands of health workers say shortages are putting them at risk. …
COMMUNIQUE CONJOINT UA COVID-19 EN MILEU DU TRAVAIL
“Ce communiqué est publié après consultation avec Business Africa pour les Employeurs, OATUU et ITUC-Africa pour les travailleurs, dans le cadre de la pandémie COVID-19 sur le lieu de travail. …
AU COVID-19 AT WORKPLACE JOINT COMMUNIQUE
“This communique is issued following consultation with Business Africa for Employers, OATUU and ITUC-Africa for Workers, in the COVID-19 Pandemic at workplace. It aims to provide useful information for employers …
Kenya: Protection of labour rights and the world of work in the wake of COVID-19.
“Only under two months ago it was business as usual in Kenya as in most countries across the world. The same cannot be said today with a new strain of …
Kenya: Employee rights and guarantees during COVID-19 Pandemic
“Employment relationships are not commercial contracts, and the court must strive to achieve the delicate balance between the need for our national economic development, and the protection of the dignity …
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