Gibbons Company Retirements & Redundancies

Gibbons Company notified employees internally in early March of the retirement of 9 long serving employees and 3 redundancies across the group. A statement released by the Company said, “The decision came as a result of the continued decline in retail sales and the need for the company to make readjustments to its business model [...]

Statistics Reveal 698 Jobs Lost In 2011

The 2012 edition of the Bermuda Job Market Employment Brief was released today [Apr.18], and highlights the main findings of the 2011 Annual Employment Survey. In the 2011, Bermuda Employers reported a loss of 698 jobs in 2011 compared to 2010. There were 37,399 jobs counted in 2011 compared to 38,097 in 2010. Non-Bermudians comprised [...]

Hiscox Bermuda 2012 Graduate Programme

Specialist insurer Hiscox has launched its 2012 Bermuda Graduate Programme. Now in its third year, the 2012 graduate scheme offers a two year training programme for Bermudians graduating this summer, or who graduated in 2010 or 2011. The scheme runs on a rotational basis, allowing graduates to work in different areas of the Hiscox business [...]

“Employment Hotline” Launched For Jobseekers

Today the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Patrice Minors advised that the Department of Labour and Training has created a new hotline aimed at encouraging unemployed persons to register with the department. The new number is 297-7631. Minister Minors noted that the Ministry wants to ensure that it provides individuals, who are currently unemployed, [...]

Minister: Railway Trail Initiative A Success

Minister of Public Works Michael Weeks spoke on a public/private partnership within the Ministry of Public Works earlier this week. The Department of Parks contracts maintenance of the Railway Trial to local landscaping companies who are required to hire Bermudians as trainees. The contractor was required to submit monthly progress reports to the Department of [...]

Landscapers Work Permit Moratorium Lifted

Today [Mar.29] the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Patrice Minors announced the moratorium on work permits for landscape gardeners will be lifted. Minister Minors pointed out that “it has always been and continues to be a top priority to ensure that Bermudians who are currently unemployed are properly placed in jobs where there is [...]

Westgate Hosts ‘Community Reintegration Fair’

Nine private sector companies and over a dozen helping or Government agencies turned up for the Department of Correction’s “Bridging the Gap Vll: Community Reintegration Fair” held this morning [Mar.28] at Westgate Correctional Facility. The private sector companies were companies that are willing to hire recently or just released prison inmates. These companies were there [...]

Bermuda Police Recruiting New Officers

The Bermuda Police Service is seeking new recruits between the ages of 19 – 45, with a school-leaving certificate, who are team players, highly motivated, decisive and calm under pressure with good interpersonal skills. Along with meeting the initial requirements, applicants must pass the Police Initial Recruitment Test, vetting checks, physical, psychological and medical tests [...]

Labour Dispute At Riddell’s Bay

Staff members of the Riddell’s Bay Golf & Country Club in Warwick have walked off the job and are protesting outside the property this afternoon [Mar.8] after a fellow staff member was fired. This is the second day of the industrial action, which was predicated by the termination of Yvonne Bradshaw from the food and [...]

Video: BIU President On Privatisation

Bermuda Industrial President Chris Furbert held a press conference yesterday [Mar.1] and said the “union has always been against privatization.” Mr Furbert went on to say that, “In our experience with privatization, workers don’t get the fair end of the stick. And that’s happened not just in Bermuda, but all around the world.” When asked [...]

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