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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 ...

The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, the Hon. Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP, is reminding the community, particularly local businesses that the Employment (Maternity Leave Extension and Paternity Leave) Amendment Act takes effect January 1, ...

Working mothers and their newborn babies will be able to benefit from more time together after MPs passed legislation to extend paid maternity leave. Women will have the chance to take 13 weeks’ paid leave after childbirth if they have worked at the ...

A union leader called for an end to sexual harassment in the workplace yesterday as he prepared to mark an international day to end violence against women this weekend. Jason Hayward, the Bermuda Public Services Union president, said victims can suff...

Workplace policies are more successful than legislation when it comes to stopping sexual harassment, a union leader has said. Jason Hayward, president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said employers must commit to zero tolerance of sexual harass...

Dear Sir, The recently tabled transportation amendment put forth by the always ambitious Senator Michael Fahy certainly has a number of concerns I would like to briefly discuss. First, having grown up on the island, I have experienced the recklessnes...