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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
June 03, 2020
Employers are asked to notify NIB when Employee Return to Work
As the economy opens up and workers return to work, NIB advises that employers should submit a letter via email to returntowork@nib-bahamas.com advising of the resumption of work by their employees...
Employers owe NIB up to 17m
June 18, 2019
Employers owe NIB up to 17m
Minister of Public Service and National Insurance Brensil Rolle revealed yesterday that as much as $17 million in contributions are owed to the National Insurance Board (NIB) from employers who have failed to keep up to date with their employees’ contributions...
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 [...]
March 03, 2023
Bell says employers should go to court on third violation
Minister of Immigration Keith Bell is pushing for a three-strikes immigration law which would empower the director of immigration to fine violators for the first two breaches before that individual is taken to court and charged if there is a third violation.
Multiple employers seeking to interview jobseekers at Saturday's Job Fair in Southwest New Providence
October 13, 2022
Multiple employers seeking to interview jobseekers at Saturday's Job Fair in Southwest New Providence
The Ministry of Labour and Immigration announced that the Department of Labour, in conjunction with the South Beach, Carmichael and Southern Shores communities, will host a Job Fair.
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