Government today announced the members of a new committee established to modernise Bermuda’s labour laws.

Lawyers Alan Dunch and Wendell Hollis, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert and Bermuda Public Services Union general secretary Ed Ball will serve on the committee.

Carl Neblett of the Bermuda Police Service, John Harvey of the Bermuda Hotel Association, Keith Jensen of the Bermuda Employers’ Council and past BEC president Graham Redford are also members.

Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy announced the members of the committee today.

“As announced in the Throne Speech it is our intent to embark on a review of Bermuda’s labour laws this legislative year,” he said. “The Labour Law Reform Committee will look at the role that labour laws play in job creation and retention and seek to introduce a system which is fairer and more inclusive. Seven labour laws will potentially be impacted by the Review.

“And it is our intent to solicit the assistance of the International Labour Organization (ILO) as a part of the process. Members of the group are represented by some of our key workforce sectors, and we consider the Committee an excellent example of a collaborative approach towards addressing our current labour laws.”