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The Ministry of Finance has reminded payroll tax rebate applicants and their employers to follow up with their government applications. The ministry has received 5,116 applications from employees and has so far given about $700,000 in rebates to 3,62...

The Government has seen a rise in work permit holders trying to change jobs or end their contracts prematurely, the Department of Immigration said today. According to the 2017 Work Permit Policy, permit holders who have worked on the island for less...

Job categories off-limits to work permit holders have been changed – with a moratorium extended by five months from the beginning of next year until the end of May 2023. “General bartenders” have been moved from the list of restricted jobs to the “cl...

A review of Bermuda’s workforce has been launched by the Department of Statistics. The survey gives an overview of the island’s labour force as well as the economically inactive population. Jason Hayward, the labour and economy minister, said the stu...

A jobs fair for the 2023 hotel and hospitality season is set for December 14 at the Hamilton Princess Hotel. It marks the second annual employment drive in the sector, which was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Representatives from the island’s res...

A new labour department will allow the Government to ensure that workers are afforded their full benefits — including the upcoming minimum wage of $16.40 an hour. Jason Hayward, the economy and labour minister, said there would be no increase to the ...

A union leader yesterday welcomed the creation of a new labour department to help to safeguard workers’ rights. Chris Furbert, the head of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said: “Anything that will help to improve the rights of organised labour is going...

A woman owed more than $15,000 in redundancy payments has called for action after two years without receiving a penny. An Employment Tribunal found in 2020 that The Athletic Club had made Cassandra Simmons redundant in November 2019 when it moved her...

The island’s soaring cost of living will be the topic of a series of town hall meetings organised this month by the Bermuda Industrial Union. The move comes in the wake of legislation tabled on Friday in the House of Assembly to eliminate import duti...

College and university graduates who are looking for work were encouraged today to apply for a government scheme to help boost their job prospects. The Department of Workforce Development invited interest for its 2022-23 graduate trainee programme. A...