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Thousands of staff have been laid off by employers during the first weeks of the Covid-19 crisis ­— and those that have not been rehired after four months will lose their job on a permanent basis. The timeline is set out under Bermuda law under the E...

More than 1,100 people have been given emergency unemployment payments after they were laid off work because of the coronavirus crisis. Lovitta Foggo, the labour minister, said 1,142 applicants were given payments yesterday and another 400 applicatio...

The president of the Bermuda Industrial Union said he had sympathy for concerns raised by unionised bus drivers over special services to get hospital staff to work, during the coronavirus crisis. However, Chris Furbert said bus staff should be “compa...

The president of the Bermuda Industrial Union drew a line yesterday on the union’s ability to bail out members whose paycheques had suffered from the coronavirus pandemic. Chris Furbert said that hotel workers had taken a hit after hotels closed for ...

Bermuda’s white-collar union will fight for the rights of members whose lives have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, it promised yesterday. Armell Thomas, president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said it took its responsibilities seriou...

A financial safety net of up to $500 a week will be set up by the Government for people thrown out of work as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the labour minister promised yesterday. Lovitta Foggo said her ministry would “do what it can to assist t...

The Government is to help workers laid off in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the labour minister has said. Lovitta Foggo said: “The Government of Bermuda understands the financial position of employers as it relates to the continued operation and...

An information session to learn about a programme to help jobseekers in the hospitality industry will take place today. It comes ahead of the Learn-to-Earn programme, due to start next month, which pays participants while they train for careers in th...

The Department of Workforce Development is advising that applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Summer Employment Programme. Successful applicants will gain well-rounded career exposure for ten weeks from June to August. The Minister of Lab...

Normal trash collection schedules will restart this morning after waste management staff agreed yesterday to end a work-to-rule. The industrial action, announced on Sunday, was called off after talks between the Bermuda Industrial Union and the Depar...