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April 25, 2024
NIB: '12.1% uptick in employers failing to pay National Insurance Board contributions'
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The National Insurance Board (NIB) has revealed that it has seen a significant uptick in cases where the government agency has been forced to take employers to court for delinquent NIB payments. Heather Maynard, Acting Director of NIB, said the agency has taken about 300 employers to court for failing to pay [...]
February 21, 2024
Department of Labour Joins Employers to Host 2nd 'Labour on the Blocks' in Centreville
The Department of Labour will partner with various employers to host a second Job Fair in the Centreville community. The event is scheduled for Saturday, 24th February at Stephen Dillet Primary School on Wulff Road between the hours of 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
IT'S A DEAL: Hotel union and hotel employers association reach agreement on five-year industrial agreement
February 08, 2024
IT'S A DEAL: Hotel union and hotel employers association reach agreement on five-year industrial agreement
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) and the Bahamas Hotel Employers Association (BHEA) have reached an agreement on a new five-year industrial contract, marking the hotel industry's first such agreement in a decade. The last industrial agreement expired in 2013. Darrin Woods, president of the BHCAWU, confirmed to Eyewitness [...]
Labour minister expresses optimism for resolution in Hotel Union-Employers Association dispute
February 07, 2024
Labour minister expresses optimism for resolution in Hotel Union-Employers Association dispute
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Labour Minister Pia Glover-Rolle says she is hopeful that the Bahamas Hotel, Catering & Allied Workers Union and hotel executives agree today to settle grievances over negotiations for hoteliers who fall under the tipping category. The minister confirmed to the media Wednesday morning that she met with both sides in a five-hour, private [...]
BAD TIMING: Tourism Minister addresses dispute between hotel union and employers association
February 07, 2024
BAD TIMING: Tourism Minister addresses dispute between hotel union and employers association
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Chester Cooper says he's optimistic about the Bahamas Hotel, Catering & Allied Workers union reaching an agreement with hotel employers "in short order." He further asserted that it is an "incredibly bad time" for labor disputes between both sides, given the surge in tourism activity. Hotel workers [...]
Hotel union awaiting second counter proposal from Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association amid wage battle
February 05, 2024
Hotel union awaiting second counter proposal from Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association amid wage battle
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association has promised to deliver a second counter proposal by noon today amid the ongoing wage dispute with The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) Labour Director Howard Thompson has confirmed. The hotel union contends that members who receive tips are tired of fighting [...]
Labour minister says employers have been given sufficient notice over impending NIB rate hike
January 17, 2024
Labour minister says employers have been given sufficient notice over impending NIB rate hike
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Minister of the Labour & Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle defends the impending National Insurance rate increase which employers are expected to pay later this year, she contends that the government has given sufficient notice for employers to be prepared. She also noted that the government is working to ensure that no one [...]
Judge to summon employer to court after claim that juror would be made to use vacation time during Gibson trial
November 30, 2023
Judge to summon employer to court after claim that juror would be made to use vacation time during Gibson trial
A SUPREME Court Judge has summoned a major employer to court for reportedly telling their employee, a sitting juror in Adrian Gibson's corruption trial, that their time off for jury duty will count as vacation leave.
NIB continues crackdown on delinquent employers
April 30, 2010
NIB continues crackdown on delinquent employers
The National Insurance Board (NIB) is going after more business owners who have neglected to pay insurance contributions, according to NIB Director Algernon Cargill.
"There are several businesses that NIB continues to prosecute because they failed to pay their contributions on time," Cargill said during an interview with The Nassau Guardian yesterday.
Direct credit for all employers imminent
August 10, 2010
Direct credit for all employers imminent
Bahamas employers may soon be able to make pay salaries directly to bank accounts regardless of which bank either is using.
Direct credit for employers is imminent, the general manager of the Automated Clearing House (what's a clearing house?) told Tribune Business yesterday, saying the system has been "tested and re-tested" and is ready for the seven clearing banks when they have completed the...
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