The dismissal procedure in a fixed-term employment contract is criticized due to some difficulties of understanding. Specialists in the field have clarified the conditions for terminating this type of contract with seasonal activities in light of the decree on the terms of the fixed-term contract.
Two years after the entry into force of Law 19-12, relating to the employment contract, very few employers of domestic staff comply with the provisions of this legislation despite awareness campaigns. As of mid-July last year, only 1,877 domestic employee contracts had been filed with the Labor Directorate.
The governor of Hay Hassani, Khadija Benchouikh, has given the Royal Air Maroc (RAM) management the green light to carry out economic layoffs. Already, the company’s lawyer, Bassamat Fassi-Fihri, has sent layoff letters to a good number of captains and line pilots.
The health crisis related to the coronavirus has had a negative impact on the lives of domestic workers. They do not have social security coverage.
About fifty Atlas Servair employees demonstrated on Monday afternoon in front of the company’s headquarters in Casablanca , to protest against their dismissal, which they described as abusive.
The Moroccan economy has not finished suffering the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Just for the 2nd quarter, it lost 589,000 jobs, reveals the High Commission for Planning (HCP), in an information note on the labor market situation.
Following the drop in Accor’s turnover due to the three-month closure of the majority of its hotels due to the coronavirus, many jobs are threatened. Morocco would, for the moment, be spared from this job cuts measure.
Moroccan companies, particularly operators in the customer relationship sector, are adapting to the crisis, pending the regulation of remote work by the State.
The president of the CGEM has asked companies that have not been affected by the crisis to apply the second increase in the Guaranteed Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMIG) first.
The airline Emirates has reduced its workforce by 10% and plans to eliminate up to 15% (9,000 positions) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Are its Moroccan employees also affected by this wave of layoffs?
The Minister of Employment and Professional Integration, Mohamed Amekraz admits to having committed an offense by not declaring two of his law firm’s employees to the National Social Security Fund (CNSS).
Unrest at Royal Air Maroc after the presentation of the social plan by management. Unanimously, the Moroccan Union of Labor and several pilots reject the social plan presented by management.