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A refusal to suspend cuts in police health insurance by the Government sparked a rejection of a 10 per cent pay cut by officers, a source said at the weekend.
The police insider added that the service would have agreed to the pay cut if the reductio...
DATE: Aug 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An effort to boost the number of Bermudians employed in the hotel industry is to be launched, the labour minister said yesterday.
Jason Hayward wants to increase Bermudian representation in the sector by 6.5 per cent to 80 per cent.
He also hopes to ...
DATE: Jul 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Teachers voted yesterday to take a 10 per cent salary cut for a year as part of the fightback from the economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers and associated staff unanimously backed the move at a special gen...
DATE: Jun 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Migrant workers have shared “horror stories” claiming abuse, xenophobia, unfair discrepancies in working contracts and having their travel documents seized, according to a union leader.
Jason Hayward, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Unio...
DATE: Sep 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An epidemic of bullying and abuse of expatriate workers is to be tackled by a union chief.
Jason Hayward, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said a survey at one large organisation with hundreds of employees had shown more than half ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s white-collar union is to hold a forum for expatriate workers to discuss problems with racism and xenophobia.
Jason Hayward, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said: “In a recent survey conducted by one of Bermuda’s large...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A move to set up a government-backed mortgage lender is a “wantonly unfair” use of public money, the shadow finance minister said yesterday.
Nick Kempe also warned that the Progressive Labour Party’s plan to lend cash to public service employees was ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermudians must stay ahead of the curve in the face of new technologies such as artificial intelligence if they are to thrive in the workforce of the future, a top lawyer said tonight.
Delroy Duncan said: “Bermuda stands at an extraordinary moment of...
DATE: Sep 01, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert has said he is still waiting an update from the Bermuda Government regarding the status of the Reverend Nicholas Tweed’s work permit renewal.
On Labour Day, Mr Furbert accused immigration minister Patr...
DATE: Sep 24, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Officers at Westgate Correctional Facility remained in dispute with management yesterday after hours of attempted negotiations.
An atmosphere of defiance prevailed as officers stayed in the car park of the Dockyard prison, having downed tools over ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan