GEA holds Graduation Ceremony for 3 Batches of the GEA-IPMA Diploma in Industrial Relations Programme
The Ghana Employers Association in collaboration with International Professional Managers Association (IPMA) on Friday June 4, 2021, held a graduation ceremony for the 2019 & 2020 year group of students of the GEA-IPMA Diploma in industrial relations programme. The programme, which was instituted in 2018 has helped to equip employees with the requisite skills and […]
AfCFTA inaugurates its dispute settlement mechanism
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) recently inaugurated its dispute settlement body- a mechanism for settling investment and intellectual property rights disputes. The body is also designed to help implement free trade agreements among member states and disputes over conflicting public policy objectives and market access. Establishing a single African trade market for trade […]
Fair Recruitment Initiative Strategy 2021-2025
As part of Ghana’s efforts towards Fair Recruitment practices and effective implementation of the National Labour Migration Policy, the GEA would like to encourage all employers to acquaint themselves with the new Fair Recruitment Initiative by the ILO. The Fair Recruitment Initiative was launched in 2014 as part of the ILO Fair Migration Agenda. Since […]
LEGISLATIVE ALERT: PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ACT, 2020 (ACT 1039) PASSED
A Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a contractual arrangement or concession between a public authority and a private party for the provision of public infrastructure or services traditionally provided by the contracting authority. As a result of such an arrangement, the private party performs part or all of the service functions and assumes certain risks […]
LEGISLATIVE ALERT!
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) would like to bring to the attention of all members that a new Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) has been passed. The Act brings innovation to land administration in the country by helping to inform the public about their rights and interests in acquiring and possessing land; by improving the tenure security […]
Updates on the 2021 International Labour Conference (ILC)
At the March 2021 session of the Governing Body (GB) meeting, the tripartite constituents agreed that the 109th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) be held virtually with an adjusted agenda as follows: Part I: 3 – 19 June 2021 Reports of the Chairperson of the GB and of the Director-General (DG) (the latter […]
April 16, 2021
Airtel/Tigo Takeover: The fate of employees as procedure delays
The government of Ghana is reportedly set to acquire 100% shares of AirtelTigo, its customers, and agreed liabilities. After this announcement was made in October 2020, the government is expected to temporarily operate the assets and help protect the jobs of employees and the Interests of customers and stakeholders. The move by Government left many […]