The Federal Government yesterday approved the implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for all medical workers ending the alleged discrepancies in the payment of salaries.

The second graduation ceremony of the new beneficiaries of an Entrepreneurship Development Programme has taken place in Otta, Ogun State. The graduating students were trained by the Entrepreneurship Development Centre in Lagos.

Activities at the Delta State Legislature were brought to a halt yesterday following a work-to-rule by staff over unpaid allowances.

The federal government has approved the implementation of a Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for medical health workers in federal medical agencies.

I want to let every Nigerian know that NITEL was one of the most liquid government companies in this country before government decided to frustrate it out of existence. In this interview with Daily Trust, President of the National Union

THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) yesterday conceded that a campaign to "change the work ethic" in the public service was needed to meet the challenge of poor service delivery.

COMPANIES facing viability problems have laid off more than 2 000 workers this year while others have gone for over two years without paying severance packages to those retrenched, the Parliamentary Committee on Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare heard

THE umbrella body for senior staff in the nation's financial sector, the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), has raised alarm over increasing retrenchments and unfair labour practices in the banking sector and warned against

Vodafone is planning to close its £755m final salary pension scheme to roughly 4,000 of its employees, it emerged today.

Struggling airline British Midland (BMI) has announced 600 redundancies and the closure of its final salary pension scheme to existing members.

Banks will have to reveal the number of staff taking home more than £1m a year in pay and bonuses, under a government plan to reform how the City operates.

Two Beefeaters at the Tower of London have been dismissed after they were found to have harassed Moira Cameron, the first female Beefeater.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has become the 20,000th employer to sign the government's Skills Pledge.

The government has been urged to introduce legislation to force employers to offer personal financial education programmes to their staff, alongside tax breaks and grants for companies that introduce workplace training.

Trade union leaders have called on employers in the finance sector to halt their "attacks" on jobs and pensions.

Employers will have to advertise skilled jobs through Jobcentre Plus for a minimum of four weeks before advertising to non-EU nationals from 14 December, the government has announced.

An iPhone application that allows users to search for jobs has been launched by recruitment agency Hays.

In the early hours of the afternoon of Nov. 19, more than 2,000 students stoodoutside the office of the University of California's Board of Regents. Asit became clear that a motion to raise UC tuition by 32 percent had passed,

On Nov. 19, longtime civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart was ordered by JudgeJohn G. Koeltl to turn herself in to begin serving a prison sentence for her2006 conviction for conspiracy and providing material support toterrorists. Amidst a backdrop of chants

On Nov. 29, the illegal "government" of Honduras will hold nationalelections in total violation of all norms by which democratic and legalelections are held.