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Action must be taken to ensure that working Bermudians can live with dignity, panellists at a public forum on a living wage have said. Rolfe Commissiong, chairman of the Joint Select Committee on the Establishment of a Living/Minimum Wage, told the d...

The Government is to host a series of public meetings on the creation of a living wage or a minimum wage in Bermuda. The first of the meetings, organised by the Ministry of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, will be held at the St George’s Cricket ...

Dear Sir, We would like to clarify the Official Notice in The Royal Gazette over the wind-up of the pension plan for Fourways Inn Limited. This is the pension plan that predated our acquisition in 2002, and Fourways’ employees are now members of the...

Rushing to impose a living wage could fuel a “hustle economy” in which bosses dodge their tax contributions by paying staff in cash, the Bermuda Employers Council has warned. Family Centre also cautioned against mandated higher wages risking the jobs...

The hotel industry backed a commission to set a living wage yesterday, but warned that “one size does not fit all”. Stephen Todd, president of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said the group recognised the need for a living wage and a minimum wage but ...

A webinar class is being held this month to assist businesses and finance professionals better understand employee benefits management that can be controlled. The corporate strategy course is entitled “How to avoid unnecessary expenses in employee be...

In the second of a five-part series examining the impact of the ageing of Bermuda’s population, we look at the outlook for pensions. Bermuda’s shifting population demographics have serious implications for the future long-term economic prospects of ...

Tackling Bermuda’s myriad financial challenges is no longer the responsibility of Bob Richards, the former minister of finance who authored the book Bermuda Back from the Brink. But the former politician, now retired, has some advice for the current ...

As part of the Bermuda’s Demographic Challenge series running all this week in The Royal Gazette, Bill Storie will be writing for a series of five columns to view the issues related to our ageing population through the eyes of different ages. The fi...

Dear Sir, It is interesting that the nanny pay for the Premier’s household works out at just over $31 an hour. Is this going to be the new norm for babysitters? No wonder the national debt is spiralling. I seem to recollect that this present administ...

The dire warnings about minimum-wage increases keep proving to be wrong. So much so that, in a new paper, the authors behind an earlier study predicting a negative impact have recanted their initial conclusions. However, the authors still seem perple...

Lawyer Eugene Johnston revealed he relied on his support network because his family had “no ability to eat” when he found himself out of work. Mr Johnston, who has handled a series of prominent court cases over the past decade, fell on hard times aft...