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Bus and ferry schedules are likely to be disrupted as a result of union action this week.
Members of the Bermuda Industrial Union are currently working to rule due to a dispute with Government over new decertification rules.
This morning a spokeswom...
DATE: Jun 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
About 60 digital nomads employed by a billion-dollar data and software company in Bermuda are leaving the island after less than a year.
But a spokeswoman for Afiniti insisted that the company is committed to growing its presence in Bermuda.
Afiniti ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government last night appeared to be on a collision course with the Bermuda Industrial Union over workplace decertification votes.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said he had “no intention” of amending new legislation that gave non-unionis...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government yesterday defended its decision to sideline proposals for a minimum wage for at least a year.
The Government-appointed Wages Commission delivered its recommendations on minimum wage levels last month.
But Jason Hayward, the labour minister...
DATE: Jun 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Unemployed Bermudians were yesterday urged to contact the workforce development department to fill vacant positions.
The appeal came as it was announced that work permit applications submitted for non-Bermudian partners of work permit holders “will g...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A trade union has backed down in its battle with Government over a controversial change to labour law to allow non-unionised workers to vote on decertification.
The row broke out after legislation was passed at the start of the year that allowed non...
DATE: May 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A controversial new law to let non-unionised staff vote on whether a workplace should retain union representation is scheduled to come into force next month.
But trade unions are still at loggerheads with Government over the change, which was approve...
DATE: May 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan