150 articles tagged "employment"
A farmer from Qamea in Taveuni who is one of the 67 workers selected to work in Australia under the Australia Pacific Labour Scheme says staying away from his family for 9 months will be difficult but it is a sacrifice
Consultations have started on the proposal to increase the National Minimum Wage Rate from $2.68 per hour to between $3.45 to $3.65 per hour. While starting the consultations at the Labasa Civic Centre today, Minis
27 Fijians will be joining the Australian labour-hire employer, Seeka in Victoria under the Pacific Labour Scheme. Fourteen of these workers have left for Australia and will be part of the Agriculture industry for
Employment Minister Parveen Bala says his team is on the ground and in a couple of weeks they will be able to know how many workers have returned to work after the easing of restrictions and opening of the borders.
9 Fijian age care workers will be going to Australia next week under the Pacific Labour Scheme for a term of three years. While speaking to the age-care workers, Minister for Employment Parveen Bala has encouraged
Around 1,000 new jobs were created under the Stronger Together Job Support scheme since the initiative began in November last year. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they will continue with the initiati
The Fiji Trades Union Congress is again pushing for the minimum wage rate to be increased to $4 an hour and the National Secretary, Felix Anthony also says they do not want salary cuts for civil servants, no increase in
More than 6,800 Fijians living in the Lami-Suva-Nausori containment area have returned to work following the re-opening of businesses under COVID safe operation protocols. The Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism a
Minister for Employment Parveen Bala says COVID-19 vaccination will become mandatory for travel across international borders and it is likely that this will include travel for work which is already the case for the Paci
More than $300,000 was recovered as wages due, from March to May this year, from non-compliant employers and payment has been made to affected workers. The Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relati
