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Workers who took part in industrial action yesterday backed more demonstrations against a controversial piece of labour legislation. Stephen Page, who works for the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said: “I’m not a part of the union – but I’m a par...

The island’s cricketing authority has joined forces with the Government to boost the employment prospects of fans. The Bermuda Cricket Board and the Department of Workforce Development have agreed to use matches as opportunities to get people to sign...

The Bermuda Industrial Union is threatening to hold a two-day strike next week over the issue of whether an employee has the right to decide on continuing to be represented by a trade union, regardless if that employee is a union member or not. The t...

Union negotiators and the Government should go head-to-head until a deal is struck over union decertification votes, an Opposition MP said last night. Jarion Richardson, the shadow labour minister, said: “We recommend the negotiators enter a room, B...

An encore charity showing of the biopic of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin will be held this week after the massive success of last week’s premiere. Va Va Productions decided to stage a second performance of the smash hit Respect, starring Jennifer Hu...

A ceremony was held to recognise 15 recipients of scholarships aimed at helping young Bermudians to enter Bermuda’s workforce. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, addressed the awardees last Thursday on the grounds of the Cabinet Office. The Dep...

A ban on new work permit applications in a slew of job categories has been extended for a further three months until the end of October. But seven professions have been moved from ‘closed’ to ‘restricted’, meaning that employers can submit work permi...

Local businesses and service providers have been paid almost $75 million by government on behalf of people on financial assistance, And the Department of Financial Assistance’s payments to supermarket chains have been questioned by one of the island...

Staff at the hardware store SAL did not work for a second day yesterday following a dispute with management over the potential firing of a longstanding colleague. Wornell Steede, chief union shop steward at SAL, said about 15 staff members walked off...

The unemployment rate in Bermuda has almost doubled, the Minister of Labour told MPs last Friday. Jason Hayward, the labour minister told Jarion Richardson, the shadow minister, that the most recent labour report had still to be released. He added t...

A work to rule by Bermuda Industrial Union workers started yesterday as a rift with the Government over union decertification widened. Chris Furbert, the BIU president, said both sides had “drawn lines in the sand on the issue”. He added: “Is this so...