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The Premier felt “profound disappointment” when unions for two uniformed services rejected a government cost-cutting package in the wake of the financial crisis cause by the Covid-19 pandemic. David Burt said yesterday that other steps to make saving...

The Government broke ground yesterday on what will be a new international arbitration centre developed as part of a public-private partnership. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch announced the construction of the Ottiwell Simmons International Arbitratio...

A Cabinet member said that he offered to meet the leader of the island’s white-collar union today to discuss alleged attempts by health ministry staff to bring down a scientist in the front line of the battle against Covid-19. Lieutenant-Colonel Davi...

The leader of the island’s white-collar union hit back yesterday after a Cabinet minister attacked health ministry staff for a claimed attempt to bring down the scientist leading the fight against Covid-19. Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda...

Members of the island’s white-collar union are believed to have voted to accept a 10 per cent pay cut and suspension of pension contributions to ease pressure on the public purse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A message from the Bermuda Public Serv...

Buses will be off the road today between 11.30am and 3.30pm for a union meeting, the Department of Public Transportation has warned. A DPT spokesman said the service interruption was to allow unions to discuss with the division its negotiations with ...

A labour dispute between the Attorney-General’s Chambers and a white-collar union has been declared, over liability insurance for government lawyers. Ed Ball, the general secretary of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said yesterday the dispute revo...

Teachers voted yesterday to take a 10 per cent salary cut for a year as part of the fightback from the economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Bermuda Union of Teachers and associated staff unanimously backed the move at a special gen...

The Bermuda Employers’ Council has backed the new labour minister’s plans to include employers and workers in discussions to kick-start the economy. Keith Jensen, the president of the BEC, said: “This is the foundation of the tripartite system for co...

Hoteliers have welcomed the Government’s planned temporary redundancy payment reprieve, while a union leader described it as a “win-win”. However, concerns remain in the industry about the impact of potential severance payments later this year, given...

The island’s blue-collar union is backing rallies to protest at police brutality inflicted on black people in America. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said he was “100 per cent” behind the demonstrations, which have spre...

Proposed temporary changes to employment law to help employers get round the legal requirement to make a laid-off worker redundant after four months were attacked yesterday by a union leader. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Uni...