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The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted “deep-rooted inequities and gaps in our country’s social safety net”, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union said tonight. Armell Thomas, speaking on the eve of International Workers’ Day, asked the G...

Social services agencies have seen jobless clients struggle because of delays to the delivery of unemployment benefits. The Government’s benefits scheme was launched four weeks ago as Bermudians felt the pinch after mass layoffs in the wake of the co...

David Burt has stated that the Covid-19 lockdown is unlikely to extend beyond May 2. The Cabinet is to meet today to discuss which restrictions will be relaxed and which will remain in place. While many will be relieved that the four-week shelter-in...

Job losses in the construction sector are certain unless a steady flow of contracts is maintained after the Covid-19 crisis ends, the industry body warned yesterday. Simon Tully and Will Irvine, of the Construction Association of Bermuda, said there ...

If you have been following the trending topics that are emerging beyond the new updates on the spread of the pandemic itself, you may have noticed that the conversation is already shifting away from surviving during the lockdown to speculating what t...

Civil servants will not agree to austerity measures until there is a clear plan for the economy, the head of the island’s white collar union warned last night. Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, highlighted the crucial...

During this Covid-19 crisis, employers and employees alike should be aware of their legal obligations and rights when a redundancy occurs. Where redundancy conditions exist (defined in the Employment Act 2000, the Covid-19 crisis crippling economic c...

Thousands of staff have been laid off by employers during the first weeks of the Covid-19 crisis ­— and those that have not been rehired after four months will lose their job on a permanent basis. The timeline is set out under Bermuda law under the E...

An outdoor activity centre for the disabled has been forced to lay off most of its staff because of the Covid-19 pandemic. WindReach, which has eight full-time employees, said it would operate with 2½ full-time equivalents from May 1 until it could r...

The Government was asked today to make personal protective equipment available to all healthcare and other at-risk workers as the Bermuda Public Services Union marked World Health Day. Linda Bogle Mienzer, the BPSU second vice-president, said that th...

The head of the island’s teachers union has slammed a decision to dock the wages of teachers who took industrial action in February. Nishanthi Bailey, the president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said that she had “no other option than to withdraw...

The Department of Social Insurance wishes to advise the public of the following: • Pension benefits automatically paid by direct bank deposit will still be made next week Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 as normal. • Pension cheques will...