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[NEWS] WORKPLACE ISSUES

The CEO-Hr Relationship: Is it truly A Dance?



Dear Petty Manager,
It is an obvious fact by now that even though very important, the Human Resources (HR) role in many organisations is treated as second fiddle to other management functions. Most often, HR is used as the clean-up guy on the management team after oth.....[more]

Strategic Decisions - Characteristics And Implications

Last week, week we read the summary Opanin Mensah’s memo (the General Manager of our hypothetical company, Ananse Brothers) in which he opined that the company lacked strategic direction. One may rightly ask why the issues facing Ananse Brothers are described as strategic and therefore c.....[more]

“If Thou Knewest……” A Sermon On Customer Care

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!! It’s great to stand in front of you this wonderful morning. This is truly a day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. The main reading for this week’s sermon is taken from the Book of St. John, Chapter 4, verses 5 through to th.....[more]

The Role Of Non-Executive Directors In Corporate Governance


This is the continuation of the paper delivered by ADU ANANE ANTWI  and published in the Wednesday edition of the B&FT

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Week 3: CONDUCTING A WINNING INTERVIEW


An interview is basically the opportunity for an employee to impress and win the heart of a prospective employer.  On the other hand, an interview is a moment for an employer to assess and confirm the credibility and suitability of a job candidate.  It is a sizing up process.....[more]

The Annual Leave: When Can Employees Take Their First Annual Leave?

I am aware that every employee is entitled to at least 15 days annual or vacation leave in each year.  However, the current practice is that new employees are denied their leave in the first year.  Then in the following year, they are granted leave to cover only one year instead of b.....[more]

Tribute By The Board, Management And Staff Of Alpha Insurance Brokers

We all know and admit that “Life is short and death is certain”, but the sudden passing away of E.C.de Graft, our Managing Director, s an overwhelming shock to us at Alpha.

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The Ethics Of Workplace Investigations


I worked as a clerk for about six years until I completed my degree in purchasing and supply management.  I was therefore promoted to the position of Supervisor and transferred to work under the Stores and Inventory Manager.

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Greeting ‘Strangers’ At The Reception: Home Sense and Customer Service

I always find it interesting the many messages one can receive just by mere observation of people’s body language. Recently, I made a lot of interesting observations sitting at the reception area of a company on one of the floors of Premier Towers. I had accompanied some colleagues to ma.....[more]

Joining With Your Provident Fund (PF) Scheme


The question of whether to join the new national pension scheme with your organization provident funds (here after called PF) scheme or not purely depends on several factors. Surely, what will comes to the minds of your employees’ PF scheme members are what benefits do they stan.....[more]

  Week 1: Thoughts About Contemporary Recruitment

  Dealing With Emotions Intelligently: The X-Factor.

  The Three A’s Of Customer Expectations Management

  Constructive Termination Of Employment

  Workplace/Community Disputes Prevention Through Labour-Management Comm

  The Injustice Called Delayed Salaries

  The Customer Satisfaction Equation: Improving Performance Or Lowering

  Week 4: The Arbitration Alternative To Court Litigation

  A Closer Look At The Labour Law [Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651)]

  Management Today: The Human Factor And Our Continuous Existence.

  Gay, Lesbian And Health Discrimination In The Workplace

  BEYOND CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS: Going The Extra Mile

  Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) Month - Week 2:

TREASURY BILL RATES
 Maturity 03 Sep, 10 

 Prime Rate

 91-Day Bill

12.68% 

 182-Day Bill

13.13% 

 1-Year Note

13.40% 

 2-Year Note

13.40% 

 Total Offered

 

COMMODITIES
 Commodity P. Price  C. Price 

 Brent Crude

74.42 

74.42 

 COCOA

3,234.00 

3,234.00 

 COFFEE

134.15 

134.15 

 GOLD

3,169.00 

1,233.44 

 GOLD

 

1,233.44 

2010 MACROECONOMIC TARGETS
 Item Target 

 GDP

6.5% 

 Average Inflation

10.5% 

 End Period Inflation

9.2% 

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