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The Progressive Labour Party has broken its silence as industrial unrest triggered by an impasse over the continuation of furloughs for government workers reaches a third day.
Opposition leader Marc Bean, in a statement, has called on the Bermuda Gov...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Emergency talks to tackle the dispute over furlough days will continue today after the Bermuda Government and unions failed to sit down together yesterday afternoon.
The deadlock between Government and unions over the imposition of continued furlough...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Premier Michael Dunkley apologised to union leaders last night after crunch talks to address the dispute over furlough days had to be delayed.
Government and the Bermuda Trade Union Congress (BTUC) were supposed to return to the negotiating table yes...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Bermuda Public Services Union leaders have pointed the finger directly at top Government civil servants who were members of a joint government-union working group.
They say the civil servants “failed” to find a “meagre” $5 million in Government budge...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Bermuda Trade Union Congress has released the following statement after a second day of disruption to public services as a result of the standoff with the Bermuda Government on the future of the furlough day arrangement.
“The BTUC agreed to work...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Disruptions are expected throughout the Island for all public services on Monday morning as unions have called an urgent meeting regarding the future of furlough days.
The Island’s unions converged at the Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters yesterd...
DATE: Jan 24, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda Industrial Union head Chris Furbert addressed Government’s release of a workforce survey today at the union’s headquarters.
Saying that he wished to clear up statements made by Finance Minister Bob Richards, Mr Furbert gave the following rema...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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The Regulatory Compliance Association (RCA) will provide 100 scholarships in financial services compliance training.
A press release announcing the scholarships stated that Premier Michael Dunkley and Minister of Economic Development Dr Grant Gibbons...
DATE: Jan 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Shadow Human Affairs Minister Rolfe Commissiong has emphasised the need to encourage more black and female Bermudians to pursue careers in technology.
Mr Commissiong said he was “pleasantly surprised” at the number of blacks and females who attended ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Both of the Island’s political parties have launched employment initiatives designed to help Bermudians secure work.
Government MP Leah Scott announced a workshop that will start a week on Saturday, which will focus on improving the way people presen...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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