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Dockworkers have called off a ban on working overtime after a vote by members earlier this week. The ban was imposed by unionised staff on February 21, as part of an ongoing dispute with management over the sacking of a colleague three years ago. But...

The Government has posted a consultation page on its website asking for ways to increase the number of people of working age in Bermuda

Firefighters have paid tribute to the head of the fire service following news of his resignation. Lloyd Burchall stepped down as Chief Fire Officer on Tuesday following months of unrest within the ranks of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service. Yesterd...

Plans to recruit 11 new firefighters received a lukewarm response from the Fire Service Association. Michael Weeks, the Minister for National Security, made the announcement on Thursday. Earlier in the week he said staff shortages within the service ...

P&O Ferries could be hauled before Bermuda’s courts for flouting island labour laws, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The company, which provides passenger ferry services out of Britain to France, Holland and Ireland, hit the headlines last month when i...

International business has become the island’s largest employer, according to the latest job statistics. Civil Servants make up the second largest job category following an increase in employment in the sector in each of the past three years. But job...

Bus drivers will take no further action in a long-running dispute with the Government over lost pay, a union leader confirmed yesterday. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said the decision, made on Tuesday night, came desp...

The bus dispute remained in deadlock last night after negotiations stalled. The Government referred the dispute to arbitration on Monday in the hope that, with any further work stoppage ruled illegal, bus drivers would be forced back to work. But Chr...

A dispute that brought public bus services to a standstill for 11 days could continue today – even though the deadlock has been referred to a labour tribunal. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, made the referral earlier yesterday – which made contin...

Industrial action by unionised workers today in protest at new union decertification laws has been called off at the eleventh hour. Chris Furbert, the Bermuda Industrial Union president, said that in the interests of reopening dialogue between the un...