LABOUR & IMMIGRATION
Fahy: PLP caused immigration backlog
A backlog of immigration appeals cases has built up because no rules were ever drawn up for an independent tribunal, the Bermuda Sun reported on Wednesday.
An increase in labour disputes filed in 2012
Many people terminated or made redundant in 2012 didn't take it lying down. A total of 158 complaints were filed with regard to Employment Act. More in Wednesday's Sun.
Nine made redundant at Logic (Update)
A Logic employee told the Sun the mood was 'dire' as nine people at the company were made redundant on Friday.
KFC bites back at BIU
The fried chicken franchise bit back on Wednesday in a long-running dispute between KFC and the BIU - on the eve of a tribunal set up to settle differences between the two.
Summer Employment Programme begins
The 2013 Summer Employment Programme got underway today with more than 150 Bermudian college students working throughout Government, the private sector and local non-profit and charitable organizations.
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‘This is the right thing to do’
Law changes that will prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation should not spark fierce debate in Parliament, according to the Minister Wayne Scott.
Age activists rip into minister over workplace discrimination
Age Concern has launched a stinging attack on Minister Wayne Scott for failing to tackle age discrimination in the workplace.
Fahy explains new Workforce Development department
Minister Fahy on Thursday announced that the National Training Board and the Department of Labour and Training are now combined as the Department of Workforce Development.
Minister reflects on term limits, new job opportunities
The controversial abolition of term limits was vital in a bid to create more jobs for Bermudians, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said in an interview with the Sun this week.
Rogue firms to suffer
Firms that cheat on work permits face heavier fines and work permits put on hold, Home Affairs Minister Senator Michael Fahy warned this week.
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PLP: OBA need to address unions' concerns
The PLP on Tuesday said they were disappointed at the OBA's failure to publicly address the concerns raised by Bermuda's unions last week.
BPSU appoints new treasurer
White collar union BPSU has appointed a new treasurer, Angie Farquarson, the Bermuda Sun reported on Sunday.
All Government workers called to meeting
All Government employees are advised that the BPSU has scheduled a general membership meeting for Monday 29th April 2013 at 4pm.
Plush resort for port repair workers
A group of expatriate workers involved in the Heritage Wharf project are living at the exclusive Cambridge Beaches resort, the Bermuda Sun can reveal.
Figures show how job market has contracted (Update)
The number of filled jobs in Bermuda has shrunk for the third year in a row, new Department of Statistics figures revealed on Friday.
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