Tinted windscreens and a one-stop career centre are on the agenda for MPs today
Parliamentarians will today debate legislative amendments which would create the One Stop Career Centre, penalise those driving with tinted windows or using hand-held devices while driving and make it easier for “job makers” to get permanent resident status in Bermuda.The Traffic Offences (Penalties) Amendment Bill 2011 would specify penalties for driving cars with tinted windows and driving with a television or other display screen visible to the driver.Amendments to the National Training Board Act would establish the One Stop Career Centre, a Throne Speech initiative which would combine the resources of the Labour Relations, Career Development and the National Training Board to meet the needs of job seekers.And the Incentives for Job Makers Bill 2011 will give senior executives of companies which satisfy certain criteria the right to apply for exemption to the normal requirements for permanent residence.The businesses must employ at least 25 Bermudians at all levels and provide entry level positions for Bermudians. In addition, qualifying businesses would have programmes in place to develop and train Bermudians and must not have attracted the intervention of labour relations officers or the Human Rights Commission.Senior executives who apply for such exemptions must be responsible for making decisions which are critical to the company’s continuity in Bermuda. The company’s presence in Bermuda must depend on the applicant remaining on the Island. The bill also provides for a fee of $120,000 for the permanent residence certificate.