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Nurses’ aides could take industrial action at the hospital unless a dormant pay rise is acted upon, the Bermuda Industrial Union has announced.
The word came from BIU head Chris Furbert on the same day that unionised postal staff downed tools over a ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2013
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government should have met with unions before dispensing with term limits, the Trade Union Congress said following a general meeting yesterday.
The body’s new President, Alan Wilkinson, said the group was “concerned” by the absence of consultation wh...
DATE: Feb 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Unionised staff at Belco and Bermuda Gas downed tools yesterday, until a conference with management saw controversial hand-scanning devices scrapped.
The timekeepers, which staff say can read fingerprints, were allegedly installed without prior consu...
DATE: Jan 30, 2013
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Four hotel workers, all Bermudian, have been made redundant at one of the Island's leading hotels.
The cuts at Rosewood Tucker's Point were ascribed by a spokeswoman to “restructuring”.
The East End hotel, which employs 238 people, is understood by T...
DATE: Oct 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Black Bermudians with the same academic qualifications as their white counterparts are still earning significantly less, according to Census statistics.
Median annual income for black residents holding a bachelor’s degree was $80,640 in 2010 — compar...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The training overseas of 17 Bermudian men as drywall mechanics was announced by Economy Minister Patrice Minors, as “an initiative deserving of public recognition”.
Ms Minors said Government had “come under increasing criticism of late from some sect...
DATE: Sep 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Major companies have won concessions from Government under the Incentives for Job Makers Act, according to Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox.
Seven companies have been awarded exemptions from work permits for senior executives, in return for “th...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Industrial action has been called by CableVision workers, effective today, over what the Bermuda Industrial Union called “long-standing, festering” disputes with management.
“Workers have decided to cease working until we can get some sort of agreeme...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Advocates for the elderly have commended Premier Paula Cox’s decision not to make seniors pay to license larger cars.
Age Concern director Claudette Fleming said: “With respect to the Premier’s response of fine-tuning the original conditions outlined...
DATE: Mar 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health Minister Zane DeSilva gave a review of spending in his Ministry in the House of Assembly, against the backdrop of a nine percent rise in health costs last year.
The National Health Plan, designed to provide universal access to healthcare by 20...
DATE: Mar 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
