about an agreement made to remedy industrial gripes which was drawn up after a recruitment dispute on Wednesday.

Bermuda Hospitals Board chairman Raymonde Dill told The Royal Gazette yesterday that the sit-out, which involved kitchen workers at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, occurred after a misunderstanding arose about a "corrective action plan'' drawn up by BHB CEO Stephanie Reid and a Bermuda Public Services Association representative.

The meeting was called after another sit-out was staged on Wednesday, apparently spurred on by a recruitment dispute.

A hospital source said kitchen workers were angry at the hiring of a supervisor from the former Marriott Castle Harbour hotel over two internal applicants.