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Encyclopedia > Ministry of Labour

The Ministry of Labour was a British civil service department established in the early 20th century. The politician in charge was usualy designated Minister of Labour. It was renamed several times during the late 20th century - for example Department for Employment. Its functions are currently (2007) exercised by the Department of Work and Pensions. Minister of Labour re-directs here. ... The Department for Work and Pensions is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security. ...


It was responsible for the operation of labour exchanges - renamed employment exchanges and subsequently job centres. Logo of Jobcentre Plus Jobcentre Plus (Welsh: Canolfan Byd Gwaith), sometimes written JobCentre Plus or abbreviated to JCP, is the government-funded employment agency facility and the social security office in the United Kingdom, often operated from a high street shop. ...


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Vanguard - Labour : Man power shortage hinders factory inspection —Labour ministry (1033 words)
The minister of labour, Dr. Hassan Lawal spoke of the importance of the inspectorate department of the ministry.
Labour minster, who gave details of the ministry’s plans said, in addition to these, the ministry intends to procure occupational hygiene monitoring and analytical equipment, computerization of inspectorate offices nationwide and also rehabilitate inspectorate offices across the country”.
The ministry stated its agenda that the onus is on stakeholders to keep a tab on the ministry to ensure that it acts in their interest.
Khaleej Times Online - Labour Ministry under fire over labour disputes (1165 words)
Partly the labourers themselves are to blame because of their ignorance of court procedures, or the parties involved in the disputes.
He suggested that the ministry should force companies to pay 50 per cent as a guarantee to safeguard workers' rights, and the employees' salaries should be deposited in banks instead of an appointment of an expert by the court to see whether the companies have paid their workers the salaries.
Labourers are exempted from paying the fees, or we postpone the payment until they receive their dues.
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