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Bermuda’s workers and trade unions get a long weekend to commemorate Labour Day – after traditional commemorations of solidarity the two previous years were muted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speeches in Union Square and the march through Hamilton’s str...
DATE: Sep 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government aims to raise the working population by 25 per cent over the next five years in an “aggressive” strategy to head off a rapidly ageing population, the economy and labour minister revealed this afternoon.
Jason Hayward announced ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s working population as it currently stands will be “unable to support the local economy in years to come” as the island faces a profound demographic shift.
A brief document made public yesterday by the Ministry of Economy and Labour sets amb...
DATE: Sep 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An entrepreneurship programme has just celebrated its latest round of graduates with Jason Hayward, the economy and labour minister.
The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation’s Enterprise Bermuda Accelerator took six participants through six month...
DATE: Aug 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students looking to join the workforce rounded off a successful summer of work experience with a reception and networking event.
The 135 participants of the Department of Workforce Development’s 2022 Summer Employment Programme and the Summer Interns...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Work from Bermuda programme launched two years ago yesterday has brought more than $28 million into the island, the Ministry of Economy and Labour announced.
A spokesman said that the Government had taken in 1,315 applications, with 1,127 approve...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Weekly podcasts to demystify the world of financial technology or fintech have been launched by the Economic Development Department.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Economy and Labour said the emerging industry, courted by the Bermuda Government, was...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Barbers have returned to the list of open job categories in the latest update to extend a moratorium on new work permits for certain types of employment.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Economy and Labour said that the change was made because barbers...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Union leaders said that a $15 million relief package would offer short-term relief, but called on the Government to deliver on “game changers” such as a livable wage.
Armell Thomas, the Bermuda Public Services Union president, said in a statement tha...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Twenty student interns have been hired by Belco – the largest number ever taken on by the company for summer work experience.
The interns are gaining experience in various departments including human resources, bulk generation, communications and sus...
DATE: Jul 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
News Staff