LABOUR & IMMIGRATION
Public funds row: At a glance - key points of contention
The key points of contention in the public funds row include allegations that public funds were used to fight a private action for libel and consultancy fees paid at the BLDC.
Buses and ferries cancelled for BIU meeting
All public buses and ferries will not be operating Friday morning after 10am due to a BIU meeting. Service is expected to resume at approximately 1pm.
Course will prepare Bermudians to wash pots
Around 25 kitchen porters from overseas have recently been told to quit the island, a Minister said on Friday.
Union to counter Government pay cut proposal
Government workers were asked on Friday to take an eight per cent pay cut for a year, while keeping their pension contributions so pay cheques would remain the same.
Courthouse cleaning contract provides work for jobless Bermudians
Former bank worker Cathy-Ann Symons is to clean up at Hamilton's courthouse as part of a Government employment initiative, it was announced on Thursday.
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Bermudians urged to learn a trade
A jobs fair for unemployed construction workers will be held later this month, Minister Patrice Minors said on Tuesday.
Minister Minors: Construction Job Fair will 'get Bermudians back to work'
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will host a Construction Job Fair on February 23 at the Bermuda College from 10am to 3pm.
Long jury trials: what is the employer's obligation?
Employers are required to pay staff who serve in a Supreme Court trial as a juror no matter how long the trial is, the Bermuda Employers Council president said on Thursday.
Islanders queue to get into jobs fair
Hundreds of jobhunters on Thursday attended a construction industry jobs fair at the Bermuda College.
BUDGET 2012
Government advocates pension 'holidays' for private firms
Pension holidays could put more money into the struggling economy and cut the national debt, Premier Paula Cox intimated on Friday.
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BUDGET 2012
Job centre to open in old court building
A new one-stop job centre will open in Hamilton's old Magistrates' Court, it was revealed on Friday
THE ECONOMY
'How we could save millions'
Government should sell off some services to raise cash and cut the public sector wages and pensions bill, economist Peter Everson said on Tuesday.
Police Association prohibited from pay cut agreement
The Bermuda Police Association announced on Wednesday it does not have the legal power to agree to Government's pay cut request.
'Give people with a mental illness a chance to work'
Robbyn Lee and her team at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute help people with mental illnesses find work again in the community.
Firms cover up work accidents
Workplace injuries are routinely swept under the carpet due to employers' ambivalence and ignorance of the law, according to the Department of Occupational Safety and Health.
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