Tag: return to work
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Kenyan Universities Return to Normalcy as UASU Signs Return-to-Work Agreement
Background: A disruptive period for Kenyan universities Lecturers across Kenyan public universities have been on strike, disrupting teaching, research, and student progress. The stand-off, driven by pay, working conditions, and funding disputes, culminated in a prolonged period of disrupted academic schedules and growing concerns about the sector’s future. Now, a breakthrough appears within reach as…
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Kenya’s UASU Ends Lecturers’ Strike with Return-to-Work Deal
Overview: A Break in the Uncertainty In a development set to calm nerves across Kenya’s higher education sector, the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has signed a return-to-work formula with the government. The agreement is aimed at ending the prolonged lecturers’ strike that disrupted teaching, research, and student progress in public universities nationwide. What the…
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UASU Returns to Work as Government Signs Lecturers’ Strike Settlement
Overview: A Break in the Standoff Lecturers across Kenya are set to resume duties following a signed return-to-work formula between the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the government. The agreement, announced by UASU National Chairperson Grace Nyongesa, marks a pivotal moment in a protracted dispute that had disrupted teaching, scheduling, and academic calendars at…
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From a Ladder Fall to Safer Work: An Ontario Man’s Journey After a Head Injury
When a Simple Fall Changes Everything Six years ago, an otherwise ordinary day on a job site in Ontario took a dangerous turn. A momentary lapse, a misplaced step, and a four-metre fall from a ladder left Mark Foster with a serious head injury. What began as a jolt of pain quickly revealed itself to…
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Queensland Launches $20 Million Women’s Career Grants to Ease Return to Work
Queensland aims to boost workforce participation with targeted grants In a bid to ease the path back to work for Queensland women, the state government has unveiled a $20 million initiative: the Women’s Career Grants program. The scheme, which mirrors the LNP’s election promise ahead of the 2024 state vote, is designed to reduce the…