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Failure to crack down on sexual harassment and discrimination at work could cost companies a fortune, a London-based expert said last night. Minna Salami, a writer, blogger and social commentator, said bullying and abuse of power affected a company’s...

Bus services ground to a halt yesterday in what was said to be a show of support for mechanics who had earlier downed tools. The problem, which began at lunchtime, was resolved before 3pm, when vehicles headed back out with school runs the priority. ...

Workplace policies are more successful than legislation when it comes to stopping sexual harassment, a union leader has said. Jason Hayward, president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said employers must commit to zero tolerance of sexual harass...

Belco staff held an emergency meeting to discuss the prospect of industrial action yesterday morning, The Royal Gazette understands. Workers were said to have opposed the possible dismissal of a senior member of staff. All staff were on the job as of...

The island’s bus cancellations are the result of an ageing fleet rather than a standoff over schedules, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said yesterday. Mr Furbert was speaking after Michael Fahy, a former One Bermuda Alliance transpo...

A deal to give government workers a 2.5 per cent pay rise was struck yesterday with the Bermuda Public Services Union. The new three-year collective bargaining agreement was signed between the public sector negotiating team and the BPSU. Lovitta Fogg...

Services will be temporarily interrupted in the morning as members of the Bermuda Industrial Union hold their scheduled meeting with the Government. The meetings are part of ongoing negotiations. The talks, which start at 10am, will affect bus and fe...

Workers at Hamilton docks downed tools last week after an employee who had worked there for 27 years was fired. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said that Stevedoring Services staff thought the sacking was “grossly unfair...

Buses and ferries will not be running tomorrow morning because of a meeting with the Bermuda Industrial Union, the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs has advised. Services are expected to be down between 9.45am and 12.30pm. A ministry spoke...

David Burt pledged last night to examine the “historical injustices of stolen lands” and to get to the bottom of what happened during the airport protest on December 2 last year. Delivering his first major speech as Premier at the Bermuda Industrial...