Iceland puts liable companies to pay gender equal wages
REYKJAVIK: In a world first, Iceland has introduced a new law requiring employers to prove they are paying men and women the same wage for doing the same work, or face fines.…
Passport office delays salaries of most employees
ISLAMABAD: Most contractual employees of the passport office hired for the machine-readable passport (MRP) project phase II, have not been paid salaries of around six months, according to a report by a local media…
Saudi Arabia cuts ministers’ pay by 20%
Saudi Arabia cancelled bonus payments for state employees and cut ministers’ salaries by 20 per cent, steps that further spread the burden of shoring up public finances to a population accustomed to…
PIA pilots’ wages increased provisionally
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to increase the wages of its pilots provisionally. According to official documents, the compensation of the pilots flying Airbus 310 and Airbus 320 has been increased…
S. Sudan allows fighters to rape women in lieu of wages: UN
South Sudan has encouraged fighters to rape women in place of wages, while children have been burnt alive, the UN said on Friday, calling it one of the world’s most “horrendous” human…