Jone Usamate

Jone Usamate Moves To Infrastructure, Transport
NATION

Jone Usamate Moves To Infrastructure, Transport

Former Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate looks forward to new challenges a...

Sacrifices of Fiji’s Soldiers, Peacekeepers Remembered
NEWS

Sacrifices of Fiji’s Soldiers, Peacekeepers Remembered

The Poppy flower symbolises courage and commitment and this is an attribute shown by our forefathers when answering ...

Minister Jone Usamate Labels  Unionists’ Withdrawal as Betrayal
NEWS

Minister Jone Usamate Labels Unionists’ Withdrawal as Betrayal

A decision by trade unionists to withdraw from the Employment Relations Advisory Board is a betrayal of their duty t...

No Unjust Treatment Based On Pay, Gender
NATION

No Unjust Treatment Based On Pay, Gender

There should be no discrimi­nation of pay at any work­place. This was highlighted by Minis­ter for Employment, Pr...

Conduct  of Security Firms Worries Usamate
SUNBIZ

Conduct of Security Firms Worries Usamate

The accusations range from salaries falling short of the national minimum wage rate to workers receiving wages two w...

Usamate: Safe Work Setting Key To Better Output
NATION

Usamate: Safe Work Setting Key To Better Output

Employers should provide a safe working environment for their employees, says the Minister for Employment, Produc­t...

Grace Road Investigations Continuing, Says Usamate
NATION

Grace Road Investigations Continuing, Says Usamate

  The Minister for Em­ployment, Productiv­ity and Industrial Relations, Jone Usamate, has confirmed that the ...

Ministry Centre Revamps Service System
NATION

Ministry Centre Revamps Service System

The Ministry for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations is revamping its customer service system. The fir...

Minister Usamate Stresses Waste Management Model At Closing Of Sinu Festival
NATION

Minister Usamate Stresses Waste Management Model At Closing Of Sinu Festival

Waste management in Fiji would be more manage­able if people joined hands in the preservation of the environment, s...

Usamate Launches Ministry’s Five-Year Plan
NATION

Usamate Launches Ministry’s Five-Year Plan

Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate yesterday launched the Ministry’s five...

Usamate Visits Fijian Workers In Napier, New Zealand
NATION

Usamate Visits Fijian Workers In Napier, New Zealand

Nineteen Fijian workers from Fiji employed with AGWORKS Limited in Napier, New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal...

Set Clear Goals And Remain Focused: Employment Minister To Workers
NATION

Set Clear Goals And Remain Focused: Employment Minister To Workers

He further highlighted that Government, ministry is working in engaging a Liaison Officer both in New Zealand and Au...

Usamate Clarifies Workers’ Issues for a Prominent Resort
NEWS

Usamate Clarifies Workers’ Issues for a Prominent Resort

Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate yesterday clarified redundancy issues fo...

Usamate Comments On The Samoa ‘Nanny Housemaid’ Issue
NATION

Usamate Comments On The Samoa ‘Nanny Housemaid’ Issue

The Minister for Employ­ment, Jone Usamate, is try­ing to organise a meeting with two women who were alleged to be...

OHS Officials To Investigate Burned MH Warehouse
NATION

OHS Officials To Investigate Burned MH Warehouse

  The Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate said Occupational Health and ...

“Parents Should Urge Children To Pursue Education”
NATION

“Parents Should Urge Children To Pursue Education”

  Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate has urged parents to encourage an...

Safety measures to be emphasised to youths in workplaces
NEWS

Safety measures to be emphasised to youths in workplaces

Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate revealed statistics showing that 18 to 2...

FNU, Employment Ministry Partner To Enhance Research
SUNBIZ

FNU, Employment Ministry Partner To Enhance Research

The Fiji National University (FNU) and the employment ministry signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to pro...

Labour Reform Reaps Benefits: Usamate
NEWS

Labour Reform Reaps Benefits: Usamate

Minister for Employment Jone Usamate says that since the completion of a labour reform, industrial relations practic...

1060 workers sent  to Australia, NZ
NEWS

1060 workers sent to Australia, NZ

More than a thousand seasonal workers have been sent to Australia and New Zealand since the signing of the Seasonal ...

2200 Complaints on Employment Standard Recorded by Ministry
NEWS

2200 Complaints on Employment Standard Recorded by Ministry

Employment Ministry received 2200 complaints on employment and employment standards in 2017. Employment and Industri...

Usamate Lauds Best Seasonal Workers
NEWS

Usamate Lauds Best Seasonal Workers

The Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Jone Usamate, has lauded the exemplary record of...

Usamate Opens LTA Suva Express Office
NEWS

Usamate Opens LTA Suva Express Office

The opening of the Suva Express Office for the Land Transport Authority would alleviate the more than 300 customers ...

Usamate Looks At Independent Mediation For ATS Dispute
NEWS

Usamate Looks At Independent Mediation For ATS Dispute

The Minister of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Jone Usamate, says he  is looking at options to ...

EDITORIAL: Solve The ATS Strike The Legal Way. It Is The Only Way Ahead
Opinion

EDITORIAL: Solve The ATS Strike The Legal Way. It Is The Only Way Ahead

This is the third week of the strike by workers of Air Terminal Services (ATS) in Nadi. And, despite the exhaustive ...

Solution From Both Sides Is The Kind That Will Last: Usamate On ATS Saga
NEWS

Solution From Both Sides Is The Kind That Will Last: Usamate On ATS Saga

Jone Usamate said yesterday that the ongoing saga between the Air Terminal Services workers, who are on unlawful str...

Fiji Airways Catering Back Today
NEWS

Fiji Airways Catering Back Today

Fiji Airways will restart full in-flight catering for passengers aboard their flights out of Nadi from today. The ca...

Economic Growth Leads To Drop In Unemployment Rate’
NEWS

Economic Growth Leads To Drop In Unemployment Rate’

The unemployment rate in Fiji dropped by 7.1 per cent during the period 2010 to 2011 and by 5.5 per cent over 2015 t...

‘Grievances For Arbitration Increases By 69%’
NEWS

‘Grievances For Arbitration Increases By 69%’

The number of grievance cases received by the Fiji Mediation Services has increased by 69 per cent with 1220 employm...

Unscrupulous  Politicians To  Create Division:  Acting PM Usamate
NEWS

Unscrupulous Politicians To Create Division: Acting PM Usamate

Acting Prime Minister Jone Usamate yesterday said divisions would be created as unscrupulous politicians began campa...

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