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Thirteen staff, all Bermudians, were made redundant by the Coral Beach and Tennis Club, even as the labour dispute over the Fairmont Hamilton Princess captured headlines.
The positions were cut on January 31, according to managing director Tim Thuell...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two days of widespread industrial action prompted by the sacking of unionised hotel staff came to an end after a climbdown by the resort’s managers.
The dispute, which began after ten Fairmont Hamilton Princess hotel workers were made redundant two w...
DATE: Feb 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Public reaction to the industrial action taken by Bermuda Industrial Union members was mixed yesterday, with many residents refusing to take sides on the matter.
However, a Bermuda College teacher, who asked to remain anonymous, said the lack of publ...
DATE: Feb 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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The row surrounding the sacking of ten hotel workers has escalated and residents will have to find their own way to work and school today.
Bus and ferry workers have opted to strike in support of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess staff members, and will...
DATE: Feb 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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A strike by unionised workers at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess hotel could drag on, even though the dispute has been referred to arbitration.
And the industrial action could escalate today when staff at the flagship resort’s sister hotel, the Fairmo...
DATE: Feb 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Union bosses are warning Government not to “erode jobs, pensions and employee benefits” in the Civil Service.
And Bermuda Public Services Union president Kevin Grant has also said his members need to be consulted before Government brings about any sw...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
In the wake of job losses at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Labour and Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has vowed to speak with ministerial colleagues with a view to tying employment requirements to hotel concessions.
He is disappointed at how the...
DATE: Jan 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Staff who were sacked from a health clinic claim officials are dragging their feet over a probe into alleged intimidation at their former workplace.
Government’s Workforce Development Department began the inquiry last summer after two staff were dism...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A disgruntled Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) employee has filed a complaint with the Department of Workforce Development, claiming the company still owes her money after she was fired on a public holiday soon after her shift began.
Gloria Maria Hayward...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Bermuda trades union leaders have warned that the SAGE Commission’s plans to streamline Government could affect more than 1,700 jobs — and warned of a fightback if massive cuts are imposed.
The grim prediction came after the commission report recomme...
DATE: Nov 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
