Rajiv in Sanyu FM studio Rajiv Ruparelia (pictured), the Managing Director of Ruparelia Group, the owners of 88.2 Sanyu FM has revealed that the radio station will even get better after the exit of senior staff aka untouchables who were forced out after protesting 25% salary cut by management. Last
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Human Resource Managers have been urged to practice high levels of professionalism while executing their work in the different sectors. They have been urged to practice their ethical code of conduct, treat employees fairly and seek high levels of knowledge to save those at work to create better output of
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Kin Kariisa (pictured), the Chief Executive Officer at Next Media Services has assured his employees that their jobs are secure despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted the world. This has necessitated companies to downsize, leaving millions of people across the world jobless. In Uganda’s media industry, Vision Group has
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It is a public secret that COVID-19 pandemic is having far reaching effects on companies across the world. However, it has hit hard newspapers due to lockdowns that have resulted into unprecedented reduction in copy sales and advertising. In Uganda, the Vision Group, the leading media house has stopped printing
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By Reuters About 20 million jobs are at risk in Africa as the continent’s economies are projected to shrink this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an African Union (AU) study. So far, Africa accounts for just a fraction of total cases of the disease
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After 25 years of work as a top tier tax administrator, Doris Akol Thursday officially handed over the office of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General she has held for the last five years to John Rujoki Musinguzi. Speaking at the handover ceremony which took place in the Office
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The Kenyan Government has stopped relying on postgraduate qualifications as a ticket for promotion in the civil service. Kenya’s Public Service Commission (PSC) says promotions will now be based on work experience and individual competence and not additional degrees in what mirrors private sector practices. The quest for promotion in
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Airtel Uganda has announced the departure of VG Somasekhar (pictured), the Managing Director effective 31 March, 2020. Somasekhar expressed his desire to move to India, where he will continue to be associated with the Bharti Airtel Group, which was granted. “Soma has helped build Airtel Uganda Limited into a strong
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Uganda's labour minister has repatriated two women who were working as maids in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The minister, Frank Tumwebaze, said the women had made "distressed calls" to their families back home in Uganda, who in turn appealed to Mr Tumwebaze for help. Mr Tumwebaze said the Ugandan government
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The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has given green light to embattled Middle East Consultants Limited, a labour exporting agency to resume normal business after the same Ministry recalled the company’s license a few weeks ago. In letter dated 21st January, 2020, Labor Ministry a indicated that Middle
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