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A union leader yesterday welcomed the creation of a new labour department to help to safeguard workers’ rights. Chris Furbert, the head of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said: “Anything that will help to improve the rights of organised labour is going...

Students looking to join the workforce rounded off a successful summer of work experience with a reception and networking event. The 135 participants of the Department of Workforce Development’s 2022 Summer Employment Programme and the Summer Interns...

The Bermuda Job Board website has gone down, the Department of Workforce Development has warned. Technicians are working to restore the site and will let the public know when it is up and running again. The Department of Workforce Development apologi...

Financial assistance and the protection of families were some of the accomplishments claimed by the labour minister in a review of last year released today. Jason Hayward said that the “major wins” came about last year despite the problems caused by...

More than 100 people showed up to interview for hospitality jobs at a special employment fair yesterday. The recruitment drive was organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority and the Bermuda Hotel Association with the help of the Department of Workfor...

Volunteers with a skill development programme offered landscaping service to a care home free of charge. Residents of the Matilda Smith William Nursing Home in Devonshire saw 15 men trim hedges and cull invasive trees around the property last Saturda...

A slow return to normal working may have made hotel staff reluctant to take part in the Bermuda Industrial Union’s strike action, the head of the sector’s association has said. Stephen Todd, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Hotels Associati...

Workers who took part in industrial action yesterday backed more demonstrations against a controversial piece of labour legislation. Stephen Page, who works for the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said: “I’m not a part of the union – but I’m a par...

Members of the public should show trash collectors more respect, according to the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union. Chris Furbert also said that those who have criticised collectors who downed tools recently should instead be concerned over...

Garbage collectors who downed tools last week over a lack of working trash trucks returned to work yesterday morning – but garbage collection will still be impacted for the rest of the week. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that alth...