Seychelles proposes G2G labour pact Kathmandu, August 3 Seychelles, which is one of the smallest countries (island) in Africa, has shown an interest to hire Nepali migrant workers and has made a proposal to do so on a government-to-government (G2G) basis. Spokesperson at the... 04 Aug, 2018
Govt mulls hiking guarantee amount for recruiting firms Kathmandu, July 31 The government is preparing to raise the guarantee amount that the recruiting agencies need to deposit with the government to run their businesses. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) has proposed... 01 Aug, 2018
Govt, brick kiln owners agree to end child labour Kathmandu, July 30 The government and brick kiln entrepreneurs have agreed to end the use of child labour in the brick industry. Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista and Mahendra Bahadur Chitrakar, president of the... 31 Jul, 2018
Job aspirants to Malaysia get some respite Kathmandu, July 22 Migrant workers who received their visas before May 16 will be allowed to fly to Malaysia for jobs. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) took a decision to this effect today. People who have already... 23 Jul, 2018
Govt to give salaries to unemployed Kathmandu, July 22 The government today said it has plans to provide 50 per cent of the minimum wage for 120 days if none of the members of a family are employed for a year. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) has... 23 Jul, 2018
Minimum monthly wage revision riles industrial workers Kathmandu, July 13 Trade unions affiliated to different political parties have expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent revision of the minimum monthly wage of industrial workers. Applicable from July 17, the Ministry of Labour, Employment... 14 Jul, 2018
Minimum monthly wage for workers set at Rs 13,450 Kathmandu, July 9 As envisioned by the Labour Act-2017, the government has revised the minimum monthly wages of industrial workers in the country to Rs 13,450. According to Gokarna Bista, minister for labour, employment and social security, the... 10 Jul, 2018
Govt honours returnee migrant workers Kathmandu, July 2 The government has honoured eight returnee migrant workers who have stayed back in the country and been involved in opening their own enterprises. They were honoured for setting an example of entrepreneurship. Most of the... 03 Jul, 2018
Former DoTM DG Bhattarai back at MoPIT again Kathmandu, May 28 Following criticism from all quarters, the government has brought back former director general of the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) - Rupnarayan Bhattarai - to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport... 29 May, 2018
Salary of workers to be paid compulsorily through banking channel Kathmandu, May 28 The government has made it mandatory for employers to pay the salary of their staffers through banking channel. The Cabinet, on Sunday, passed the ‘Labour Bylaw 2018', which has stated that ‘all kinds of employment agencies,... 29 May, 2018
Govt transfers 28 joint secretaries, including former DoTM DG Bhattarai Kathmandu, May 24 The government has transferred 28 joint secretaries today, including Rupnarayan Bhattarai, the former director general of Department of Transport Management (DoTM). Bhattarai, who was transferred to the Ministry of Physical... 25 May, 2018
39 health check-up firms on strike Kathmandu, May 18 Nepali job-seekers aspiring to go to Malaysia for foreign employment have been left in the lurch as all the 39 health check-up institutions that had been licensed to provide bio-metric health check-up service have closed down their... 19 May, 2018
