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Have you ever noticed how you can find a cliché for almost every occasion? Two came to mind during 2020’s last session of the House of Assembly, when MPs gathered, virtually, to pass laws affecting all of us. One cliché was “something’s better than n...

Controversial trade union legislation that sparked a firestorm of opposition from unions will face its final debate in the Senate today. But Jason Hayward, the labour minister, signalled that unions had softened their stance after they condemned legi...

A controversial change to labour relations law to allow non-union members a vote on whether a workplace should retain union representation was approved by MPs last night. The change means all workers in a bargaining unit, including non-union staff, w...

Unionised workers could strike if the Government moves forward with controversial labour reforms to be debated tomorrow in the House of Assembly. Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert warned at a press conference today that if Jason Hayw...

An “impasse” between dock-workers and management last week meant the industrial action at the port of Hamilton had to be sent before to Labour Disputes Tribunal, the labour minister said yesterday. Jason Hayward said: “There was extensive dialogue in...

Workforce training programmes to help the unemployed return to the job market will be available as early as next week, the Minister of Labour announced today. Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly that the programmes would offer training for secto...

“Unprecedented” unemployment in the island’s “worst jobs crisis in modern times” stands at double 2019 levels, the labour minister warned yesterday. Jason Hayward said further losses were expected with “large scale redundancies in hospitality and fin...

Hotel workers made redundant from the Fairmont Southampton are facing eviction from their homes, unable to pay bills or even buy food. About 30 workers showed up at the hotel yesterday morning in protest over what they claimed to be a lack of guarant...

Almost $57 million was paid by the Government in assistance to more than 10,000 unemployed residents as the Covid-19 pandemic hit the island’s workforce this year. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, revealed a sharp drop in numbers for further bene...

A string of new appointments have been announced by the Bermuda Public Services Union. Edward Ball, the general secretary for 23 years, is to become a consultant and Kevin Grant, a former union president, who was made general secretary designate last...

A supermarket chain has launched an attempt to recruit from the ranks of laid-off workers at the Fairmont Southampton hotel. The plan was revealed after more than 700 jobs were lost because the hotel is to shut for about two years for major renovatio...

The Bermuda Union of Teachers praised the profession yesterday for its hard work in the face of Covid-19 in a video created to mark World Teachers Day. The video, presented to Education International — a global organisation made up of teaching unions...