HR Issues

A labour court has awarded a compensation of about Rs 5 million ($125,000) to an American journalist sacked by the Associated Press (AP) in New Delhi. Assistant Labour Commissioner AV Premnath, designated the Competent Authority, ruled that Laurinda Keys Long was very much covered by Indian laws because AP had a base in this country. Laurinda Keys’ lawyer Suman Doval told Indo-Asian News Service...

Journalists at Le Monde, one of France's most highly respected dailies, went on strike for only the second time in the paper's history Monday in protest at heavy cuts in newsroom staff. Le Monde, read by 2 million people everyday, is one of the country's most influential newspapers with extensive contacts in the French establishment and an unwaveringly intellectual tone. A new management team told...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Friday called on the management at the Associated Press (AP) to reconsider the proposed sale of its French service in a deal that they say could seriously undermine its quality and objectivity. Journalists working for the AP French service, which provides news for French media, held a one day strike on Thursday, shutting down the wire in protest of...

Journalists and newspaper employees Thursday held a demonstration outside UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's residence in New Delhi to demand interim relief under the wage boards set for them, the Press Trust of India (PTI0 has reported. The demonstration was held under the banner of the Confederation of Newspaper and News Agency Employees Organisations, which also sought "proper" functioning of the...

The Wageboard for Journalists and Non-Journalists will submit its report on interim relief to the union government within a month, Board Chairman Justice K Narayana Kurup said on Tuesday, according to a Press Trust of India (PTI) report. This assurance was given by Justice Kurup to a delegation of Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) and Kerala Newspaper Employees Federation (KNEF) at a...

One of the largest Chinese-language newspapers in the US has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $5.19 million to 200 employees who were denied years of overtime pay and subjected to other labour law violations, the Associated Press (AP) has reported. The Chinese Daily News, based in Los Angeles and New York, must pay more than $3.5 million in damages and penalties in addition to more than $1.5...

The situation at NewsX has taken an ugly turn with journalists alleging assault and I&B ministry referring their complaint about the company's source of funding to finance ministry, the Times of India has reported. Vir Sanghvi, the channel's editorial head, had quit a few days back following "differences" with its chief, Peter Mukerjea. Since then, many recruited by him have quit. Those who did...

Vir Sanghvi, CEO of INX News and editorial head of the group's upcoming news channel News X, has left the INX group. He is said to be launching another news channel very soon, indiantelevision.com has reported. A source close to Sanghvi confirmed the developments to Indiantelevision.com, adding that equity driven issues and that of accountability was what 'finally broke the camel's back'...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today urged its member unions worldwide to express their solidarity with the journalists locked out by The Guardian management in Nigeria. The 800 journalists and other workers took strike action on November 6 after negotiation with The Guardian management over a pay rise and better working conditions broke down. The Guardian online and print...

PARIS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Staff at French business newspaper La Tribune have decided to suspend a strike begun in protest over a deal by owner LVMH (LVMH.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) to sell the paper, trade unions said on Monday. "Staff at La Tribune, who have been on strike since November 29, have just voted (72 percent) to suspend their movement," the unions said in a statement. Luxury goods...