5 ways COVID-19 has changed workforce management

5 ways COVID-19 has changed workforce management Herald 4/6/2020   The world’s response to COVID-19 has resulted in the most rapid transformation of the workplace. Working from home has become the new normal, and we’ve gone from digitizing the relationship between firm and customer to digitizing the relationship between employer and employee. We have been …

Labour Matters: Working from home & discipline

Labour Matters: Working from home & discipline Chronicle 4/6/2020   Davies Ndumiso Sibanda WORKING from home is fast becoming a new normal and with it we are beginning to see disciplinary cases related to employees working from home. For people working from home, the starting point is to distinguish the type of contract they are …

There is need to address older persons’ welfare

There is need to address older persons’ welfare  Herald 1/62020 Arthur Kaseke Correspondent A pension benefit has been every working person’s dream, where after years of toil and sweat, one would look forward to a lazy and relaxed life of bliss and, being the envy of the community; revered and treated as royalty, particularly in the …

Land Tenure Challenges and Practices

Land Tenure Challenges and Practices WFO, Land Tenure Challenges and Practices, 2017 Land tenure represents one of the major challenges that farmers face, especially in developing countries. Many small-scale farmers, especially women, work on land that they do not own, exacerbating their poverty, lack of political power and equal recognition of basic rights. This booklet contains …

Agric sector awards paltry raise

Agric sector awards paltry raise Posted on May 29, 2020 by The Independent in Business WORKERS in the agricultural sector have been awarded an 118,18% salary increment, which will see the lowest paid employee receiving ZW$1 200 a month, only enough to buy a standard pair of shoes. MTHANDAZO NYONI According to a collective bargaining agreement seen by businessdigest, the highest …

Compensation and Interim Relief Payment Legal Requirements from Farmers

AGRICULTURAL RECOVERY AND COMPENSATION    New Companies Act.   Given the large number of acquired farms owned by companies that have been unable to maintain their regular returns, an approach has been made to the authorities to find a way around this for businesses owed compensation. We hope to report positively on this soon.   …