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Workers have complained they are being taken advantage of through “precarious" contracts which labelled them as independent contractors, the labour minister said yesterday. Jason Hayward added people were worried that some businesses had used the eco...

The number of complaints against employers that have failed to make health insurance payments for staff has risen because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been claimed. The Bermuda Health Council said there had been a 20 per cent increase in the n...

A union leader has threatened the Premier with a major strike unless changes to decertification votes in workplaces are ditched. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, wrote to David Burt that a “two day shutdown” had been appr...

Members of an independent tribunal established to hear disputes between unions and employers have been selected. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, selected 28 members to serve on the Employment and Labour Relations Tribunal for the next three ye...

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...

The Ministry of Labour is to hold a virtual forum on Facebook Live to discuss the issue of bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace. Topics at the forum, to be held next Thursday at 6pm, will include what employers are doing to address bullyin...

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...

The introduction of unemployment insurance is being considered after the Government paid out million of dollars in benefits in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. The news came after it was revealed an extra 400 families had been forced to rely on Finan...

Bermuda’s unions will not oppose labour reform legislation to be debated in the Senate today. But Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda Public Service Union, and Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said in a joint stat...

Senators rubber-stamped a number of Government bills during a brisk, virtual session of the Upper House yesterday morning. Streamlining and improved efficiency were the themes of three Acts that were given their second and third readings before being...

The latest Labour Force Survey will begin tomorrow with telephone and in-the-field interviews. A government spokeswoman said only selected homes would be required to participate in the survey, organised by the Department of Statistics, but the select...

“Workplace concerns” at a fitness centre are to be investigated by the Government. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said the ministry was aware of complaints about a centre and would monitor the situation. Ms Foggo ...