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A group of financial assistance recipients have completed a pilot financial literacy programme launched by the Ministry of Economy and Labour. A spokesman said the first 13 participants completed the course on April 6 after attending presentations on...

A labour dispute in the island’s fire service believed to be over vehicle breakdowns and equipment shortages has been referred to a labour relations tribunal for resolution. According to a notice in the Official Gazette, Kim Wilson, the acting Minis...

P&O Ferries could be hauled before Bermuda’s courts for flouting island labour laws, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The company, which provides passenger ferry services out of Britain to France, Holland and Ireland, hit the headlines last month when i...

The Minister of Economy and Labour has warned employers to cease the practice of giving their staff members recourse only through arbitration. Jason Hayward revealed that his ministry had received complaints from employees about arbitration clauses ...

A new collective bargaining agreement has been struck between Stevedoring Services and the Bermuda Industrial Union, the firm’s parent company said yesterday. The agreement came despite a “rocky relationship” over the past two years between Polaris H...

A new executive committee has been announced by the Bermuda Trade Union Congress. Kevin Grant, the general secretary, said that a biennial convention earlier this month included the election of officers to serve for the next term. Nishanthi Bailey, o...

A former union official has vowed to take legal action against the Bermuda Industrial Union if a decision to ditch him is ratified at a conference this week. George Scott, who was the executive chief union organiser for the BIU, was handed a letter o...

Bans and restrictions on new work permits in certain categories have been extended to the end of July, the Government announced today. The Ministry of Labour said that debt collectors, telephone switchboard operators, pool and beach attendants, deckh...

Financial assistance and the protection of families were some of the accomplishments claimed by the labour minister in a review of last year released today. Jason Hayward said that the “major wins” came about last year despite the problems caused by...

A decision on the future of a senior official at the Bermuda Industrial Union who claimed he was ousted against union rules is to be made next month. The Royal Gazette understands that a special delegates’ conference of the BIU will discuss the d...