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The Government last night appeared to be on a collision course with the Bermuda Industrial Union over workplace decertification votes. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said he had “no intention” of amending new legislation that gave non-unionis...

Government yesterday defended its decision to sideline proposals for a minimum wage for at least a year. The Government-appointed Wages Commission delivered its recommendations on minimum wage levels last month. But Jason Hayward, the labour minister...

An economist yesterday accused the government of failing to face up to the scale of the island’s economic crisis. Robert Stubbs – a member of the Wage Commission – added the government’s failure to take immediate action on minimum wages was harming B...

The Bermuda Industrial Union has been left “out in the cold” by the island’s second largest trade union in the fight over decertification but will fight on, its president said yesterday. Chris Furbert, the BIU president, said the union was “not goin...

Unemployed Bermudians were yesterday urged to contact the workforce development department to fill vacant positions. The appeal came as it was announced that work permit applications submitted for non-Bermudian partners of work permit holders “will g...

A trade union has backed down in its battle with Government over a controversial change to labour law to allow non-unionised workers to vote on decertification. The row broke out after legislation was passed at the start of the year that allowed non...

A controversial new law to let non-unionised staff vote on whether a workplace should retain union representation is scheduled to come into force next month. But trade unions are still at loggerheads with Government over the change, which was approve...

A minimum wage is not recommended for workers aged under 18 or staff in family businesses who are related to the owner, a special report said yesterday. The independent Wage Commission report, tabled in the House of Assembly, also recommended that li...

Legislation to ensure employers create policies on workplace bullying and sexual harassment will come in to force at the start of next month, the labour minister said yesterday. Jason Hayward added the addition of bullying and sexual harassment polic...

Former premiers from both sides of the political divide yesterday appealed to modern politicians to work together for the good of the island. Sir John Swan, a United Bermuda Party premier, and Alex Scott, a Progressive Labour Party premier, said gove...