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The Union has confirmed that Panasonic is managing the retrenchment benefits stipulated in the Collective Agreement, which is higher than industry norms. Meanwhile, the Union is leading retrenchment support in the form of job placement assistance, training programmes, and more.

Former St Lucia PM quits ruling party weeks before elections FORMER ST LUCIA Prime Minister Stephenson King Social Share FORMER PRIME MINISTER of St Lucia, Stephenson King, has addressed claims by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet that he betrayed the people of Saint Lucia after he decided to sever ties with the United Workers Party, which he has been a part of for the last 33 years. King shocked the nation last Thursday, tendering his resignation from the Party and opting to contest...

Des milliers de manifestants à nouveau dans la rue Des milliers de Colombiens sont à nouveau descendus dans la rue mardi pour protester contre ... Photo: KEYSTONE/EPA/RICARDO MALDONADO ROZO Des milliers de Colombiens sont à nouveau descendus dans la rue mardi pour protester contre le gouvernement du président Ivan Duque. Ils réclament au Parlement, qui ouvre une session, des réformes pour plus de justice sociale et contre la répression policière. Jespère que ce Parlement va enfin à...

Amérique latine – Colombie: des milliers de manifestants à nouveau dans la rue Les manifestations contre le président Iván Duque ont repris mardi en Colombie. Certaines ont été émaillées d’incidents avec la police. Publié aujourd’hui à 05h12 0 commentaires AFP Plusieurs milliers de Colombiens sont à nouveau descendus dans la rue mardi pour protester contre le gouvernement du président Iván Duque et réclamer au Parlement, qui doit examiner une réforme fiscale controversée, ...

les manifestations pacifiques avaient prévalu sur les actes de violence", dans une déclaration à la presse.  Le Comité national de grève, initiateur de la mobilisation fin avril, mais qui nen représente pas toutes les composantes, a appelé à la reprise des rassemblements après plus dun mois de pause.  Les protestataires exigent plus de justice sociale, une réforme de la police, accusée de réprimer brutalement les manifestations, et un Etat plus solidaire face aux dégâts sociaux ...

Australia: Details of McCormick Foods industrial agreement reveal union sell-out More than two months after the end of a six-week strike, by almost 100 manufacturing workers at a McCormick Foods plant in Melbourne, the details of the industrial agreement have been made public, via the Fair Work Commission. The text exposes the fraud of the United Workers Union (UWU) boast of securing a significant win for the workers. Not a single improvement in conditions was won. A new night shift was agreed ...

Tasmanian Labor Leader Appoints Long-Time Education Unionist as Chief of Staff The new leader of Tasmania’s opposition, David O’Byrne, has appointed former unionist Grahame McCulloch to be his chief of staff despite concerns over the influence of left-leaning factions within Tasmanian Labor, which are believed to have driven voters away from the Party at the previous elections. McCulloch, who was the National Tertiary Education Union leader for 25 years (from 1993 to 2018), will hold the m...

To Charge or Not to Charge? Share this post: That seems to be the question facing police and the virtual complainant, in a matter that occurred on 24 April at the Forestierre Seventh Day Adventist Church between political hopeful Joachim Henry of the Saint Lucia Labour Party and Guy Joseph of the ruling United Workers Party. Currently contesting the Castries South East constituency in the upcoming general elections, both men met face to face at the Church where Henry confronted Joseph. Joachim ...

Published: 07 June 2021 Further, Fluent Commerce, the global distributed order management platform, has appointed Sydney-based Alex Pusenjak as Global Head of People.   Here are the major promotions and job moves in the world of HR. If you’ve been promoted or if you’ve moved to a new company, send us your profile and photo and we will announce your news here – just email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  MRG Peopl...

SINGAPORE - Senior Minister of State for Transport and Foreign Affairs Chee Hong Tat will join the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) on May 15 and become its deputy secretary-general, replacing Dr Koh Poh Koon, who is Senior Minister of State for Health. In a statement on Thursday (May 6), NTUC said Mr Chee - who is relinquishing his appointment in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of the Cabinet changes announced last month - will be co-opted into its central committee. The 47-year...