LABOUR & IMMIGRATION
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE BERMUDA SUN
Very quietly, an advertising monopoly is broken
The Department of Immigration's new Work Permit Policy went into effect April 1, 2013, ushering in a new era of choice for employers where before there was none.
Island survey puts our jobless count in context
Bermuda, with a jobless total of eight per cent, comes in behind the Bahamas, Cyprus and Barbados in the unemployment league, according to a new survey.
Commissiong: Employment Survey highlights inequity
Shadow Minister Rolfe Commissiong said the 2012 Employment Survey highlights significant levels of inequity in pay based on race and national origin.
Moniz: Heritage Wharf will be ready for Breakaway
Government on Sunday provided an update on the progress of work at Heritage Wharf, and said it will be ready to receive cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway on May 15.
Woman leaves after Immigration probe
Four of five US interior designers interviewed over alleged work permit violations were on Thursday back at the Grotto Bay Hotel, an insider told the Bermuda Sun.
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OBA ‘ducked’ job cut queries
The OBA "ducked" questions over the axing of 15 contract workers from the Government workforce, Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban has claimed.
Shipping gets extra jobs boost
Registrar of Shipping Edward Robinson on Tuesday welcomed news that extra staff could help boost the number of major ships and yachts registered in Bermuda.
Four Bermudians on their way to becoming butchers
Four Bermudians are to train as butchers in England after Government identified a gap in training opportunities, a Minister said on Tuesday.
Gov't ends contracts for 15 workers
Government on Monday said that 15 casual, part-time or temporary workers concluded their work assignments at the end of March 2013 and were released.
PLP: Why is Government silent on 150 job cuts?
Shadow Minister Walter Roban on Monday called for the OBA to "come clean" on allegations that as many as 150 people have lost their jobs and are no longer working for government.
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Parties trade barbs as term limits row rumbles on
A bid to get expatriate workers to sign a waiver on rights of residence may not be legally watertight, Opposition leaders warned on Tuesday.
PLP asks: why so many guest workers on Heritage Wharf project? (Update 2)
Derrick Burgess on Tuesday said that the PLP is concerned about the number of guest workers on the Heritage Wharf project.
Judge: KFC's row with union will go to tribunal
The dispute between Kentucky Fried Chicken (Bermuda) and the Bermuda Industrial Union is headed back to a tribunal.
Timely call for recruits as senior cops face retirement
The Bermuda Police Service has started its 2013 recruitment campaign – application forms are available at police stations and online.
‘Unemployed exceed 3,000’
The number of unemployed Bermudians is more than 3,000, Premier Cannonier said on Tuesday.
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