LABOUR & IMMIGRATION
Government confirms end of Term Limits
The Minister of Home Affairs, Michael Fahy, announced on Wednesday that Government has decided to move forward with the elimination of the Term Limit policy with immediate effect.
U.K. firearms officers back out of move to Bermuda
Firearms officers from the U.K. will not come to Bermuda to help fight gang violence due to concerns about their contract.
Cops rake it in amid crime wave
Police officers are almost doubling their salaries as they rack up overtime hours fighting the island’s spiralling violence. Some officers are notching up so much overtime that they are taking home more than $10,000 a month — equivalent to more than $120,000 a year.
Minister clamps down on work permits to protect Bermudian jobs
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17: No work permits will be issued for cleaners, masons, carpenters or landscape gardeners without the direct approval of Immigration Minister Colonel David Burch. The Minister today announced tough new measures to protect Bermudian jobs amid growing concerns over unemployment.
Burch rails against rogue employers
Firms that hire cheap foreign labourers face tough immigration restrictions in a fresh bid to protect Bermudian jobs. No work permits will be issued for cleaners, masons, carpenters or landscape gardeners without the direct approval of Minister David Burch.
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BIU berates rogue employers
Bermudian workers are being stereotyped as lazy by rogue employers who prefer to hire foreigners.
Mason glad he sparked debate
The master mason whose plight sparked an Immigration clampdown has told how it took 17 applications for him to land a job. Leofran Tucker told the Bermuda Sun he was glad his case had brought the issue of discrimination against Bermudians to light.
'I never thought I'd see the day electricians finally got certification'
Kirk Peets’ first brush with the world of electrics came in the form of a “teach yourself” book. He was a keen teenager and desperate to get a job as an electrician, so he borrowed the book from the library in a bid to impress his prospective employer.
LABOUR DAY SPECIAL
Government scheme spells end for 'cowboy' contractors
The days of ‘cowboy’ craftsmen are numbered. A Government programme to drive up standards across trades is celebrating its first batch of success stories.
LABOUR DAY SPECIAL
International firms create jobs and wealth
White-collar guest workers in Bermuda are among the wealthiest in the world. A new report shows that more than 27 per cent of professional expats in Bermuda earn a quarter-of-a-million dollars or more annually.
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LABOUR DAY SPECIAL
Working long hours for low pay to send money home
“If you don’t like it go home” — Filipino workers in Bermuda say this is the most typical response to complaints about pay and conditions. Workers, fearful of having their permits revoked, say they accept long hours and low pay because it enables them to send money back home for their …
Community comes together to celebrate Labour Day
During his speech at the annual labor banquet on Friday night Premier Ewart Brown reminded Bermudians of various initiatives the PLP had introduced in recent years to ease the financial burdens of Bermudians.
BELCO praised for providing work for Bermudians
In May, with the assistance of the Ministry, BELCO employed six workers from the Hustle Truck to do a variety of maintenance jobs at the company’s Central Plant, and four of the workers continued through mid-August.
$2bn Morgan's Point project to create jobs boom
Thousands of jobs will be created in a $2 billion redevelopment of Morgan’s Point — a project “all Bermudians can be proud of”. This is the promise of the developers behind the proposed five-star tourist resort.
'Fast ferry fleet in need of upgrade'
Bermuda’s fast ferry fleet is in need of an upgrade, Government acknowledged yesterday. A workers’ strike over the condition of the boats caused commuter chaos throughout the island this week.
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