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College and university graduates who are looking for work were encouraged today to apply for a government scheme to help boost their job prospects. The Department of Workforce Development invited interest for its 2022-23 graduate trainee programme. A...

The Government has proposed that the minimum wage should be set at between $16 and $16.40 per hour, which would make it one of the highest in the world. In addition, hospitality workers, whose income is a combination of wages and gratuities, are to ...

The Government’s position paper on the minimum wage makes it clear that the debate on minimum wages has moved from whether Bermuda should have a “wage floor“ at all to “how much” it should be and “when” will it be implemented. The position paper ans...

A labour stalwart who marked 51 years of full-time service was celebrated by MPs today for her dedication to workers’ rights. Helena “Molly” Burgess, the general secretary of the Bermuda Industrial Union, was described as a “true trade unionist” when...

“Any business operating with a business model that is predicated on poverty wages should seek to change their business model” — Jason Hayward 2021 (paraphrasing US president Franklyn Delano Roosevelt) “Rolfe, I have been making the same $20 ...

The Financial Assistance Department has identified almost $500,000 in overpayments due to fraud and abuse, according to a Government report. The Department of Financial Assistance Annual Report 2020-21 – tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday – sa...

A youth training initiative has been launched — but the minister responsible was unable to say how much it would cost the taxpayer. It was announced late last night that it would cost up to $75,200. Jason Hayward, the Economy and Labour Minister, sa...

A Cabinet minister has denied that behind the scenes talks with London are the reason for a delay in sending controversial legislation on legalising cannabis to the Governor for consideration. The remarks came after OBA former premier Craig Cannonier...

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 scheme to allow non-Bermudians to become long-term residents if they invested a minimum of $2.5 million has continued to pay dividends, the economy and labour minister said yesterday. Jason Hayward said that the total investments that supported Eco...

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