Employment Archives

Malawi adopts anti-workers laws

Jul 07, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Parliament has passed the Labour Relations Amendment bill which gives employers the right to deduct wages of striking employees. Both the Labour Relations (Amendment) bill and the Employment (Amendment) bill contain the provision on… ...

Huge turnout at Malawi police interviews

Jul 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Pa ground patelela as a mammoth crowd has thronged Henry Henderson Institute in Blantyre (HHI) for Malawi Police Service written interviews. This follows failure of the Chakwera led administration to fulfill its campaign promise of… ...

Chakwera plotting to ban workers’ strike

Jul 02, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Tonse Alliance administration will table a bill which seeks to ban workers’ strike and give employers the right to deduct wages of striking workers. Bill No. 16 of 2021: Labour Relations (Amendment) is expected… ...

Castel Managers sexually harassing young women

Jun 26, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Castel Malawi Senior Managers have been accused of sexually abusing young women. These allegations were made in a written communication sent to management via the Castel Malawi Workers Union (CAMAWU) to the management of the… ...

Government extends contracts for IPTE13 teachers

Jun 23, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Government of Malawi has extended for two months contracts for auxiliary teachers who were deployed across the country earlier this year. Government through the Ministries of Education and Local Government in February this year recruited… ...

IPTE 13 teachers demand jobs

Jun 15, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

IPTE 13 teachers have demanded the Ministry of Education to employ them on permanent basis as their five month contract is coming to an end this month. The teachers have given the ministry two days… ...

I am ready to get paycut for ESCOM and my Malawi – Chirwa

Jun 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A candidate for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) chief executive officer role, who says he is worth a $500,000 [about K400 million] annual salary, has pledged to take a paycut if given the… ...