Who is a workman?
Every labour law has its own definition of ‘workman’ or ‘employee’.
Parvez Rahim
Lagging labour
Federal labour laws are rapidly losing their utility.
Social protection
Province-wise workers’ benefits create anomalies.
NON-FICTION: THE FAILED COUP-MAKERS
An English translation of the jail memoirs of the only surviving member of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case accused,
Conflict resolution
Properly addressing work disputes is key to effective management.
SPOTLIGHT: MUSIC TO THE EARS
Amateurs’ Melodies, an initiative to bring live renditions of songs from the golden era of film to music aficionados...
The daily commute
Modes of travelling to the workplace keep changing over time.
Workers’ benefits
The Sindh Employees Social Security Institution must review its policy.
Training employees
Companies must see the value of investing in professional development.
Labour in Punjab
The new policy presents both promises and challenges.
Status of workers
There are still many unethical employment practices at play in Pakistan.
Supporting workers
Efforts to help employees may go beyond an organisation’s domain.
Labour amendments
Some key laws should go back to the centre.
Neglected priority
Will labour finally get the attention it needs?
Social security
Many of Sindh’s workers have benefits, but only in theory.
Outsourcing
Employers can no longer exploit workers’ status.
Devolving labour
Many legal issues involve trans-provincial firms.
Work negotiations
Handling unions’ demands wisely is less costly in the long run.
Share in profits
Many employers are not contributing to the EOBI.
Taking the lead
Sindh’s new labour policy is highly ambitious.