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Staff at telecoms firm One Communications have returned to work after several days of industrial action. The company and the Bermuda Industrial Union said yesterday an “amicable resolution” had been reached in the dispute, which was sparked by the te...

Workers at One Communications downed tools yesterday amid claims that members of staff were “targeted” for removal from the firm. Representatives met government ministers to voice their concerns and the company said it was trying to resolve the matte...

Housekeeping duties at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital returned to normal last evening after a labour dispute with auxiliary staff was resolved. A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said all evening-shift staff had turned up for work as no...

Dennis Pimentel, a former apprentice at power firm Belco has been appointed as its new president with operational accountability. Sean Durfy, who has been under fire over his management style, which led to a strike, will remain as president and chief...

Belco workers ended their industrial action after David Burt called a meeting with union officials and the Ascendant Group. The Premier announced Bermuda’s electricity supply would continue uninterrupted after both sides agreed “a way forward” on Sat...

Workers at power firm Belco were last night ordered back to work after a strike was called over a stand-off with the company’s management. Electricity Supply Trade Union members were given a legal warning to end their industrial action after a court ...

Taxpayers will continue to “pick up the slack” if workers do not get a living wage, a public forum heard this week. Martha Dismont, the executive director of Family Centre, said financial assistance for food and housing for struggling Bermudians was ...

Measures, including putting work permits on hold, could be brought to bear against employers who manipulate worker contracts to dodge basic employee benefits. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, said yesterday that he aimed to safeguard worke...

The island’s power supplier is now halfway through a 14-day union ultimatum to reinstate four management staff, but neither side in the dispute would say if talks have taken place. Unionised Belco workers adopted a work-to-rule last Friday in the wak...

Industrial action at Belco could leave customers in the dark, the utility warned over the weekend. The company said customers “may experience power outages” as a result of the industrial action with the Electrical Supply Trade Union, which imposed a ...