Joyann Gill

An opportunity for Barbados and the ILO Decent Work Team to explore opportunities to further work together also turned out to be an occasion for the island to highlight the inner workings of its model for Social Partnership. This occurred recently when Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team,…

The Labour Department has a new head and he is focused on ensuring the business of that organisation is handled with “purposeful efficiency”. This includes the administration of labour legislation and lessening of adversarial labour and employment relations. He is Victor Felix, who has been appointed on promotion to the…

The Employers Survey, the findings of which were released recently, will aid Barbados in its quest to effectively anticipate skills needs. Labour Minister, Colin Jordan, pointed this out yesterday as he addressed a brief ceremony prior to the presentation of findings on the survey that was conducted in conjunction with…

Government, in recognition of the fact that the demand for skills, abilities and competencies is changing, is putting systems in place to ensure challenges of any nature are confronted. This was underscored recently when Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, addressed stakeholders at a meeting at Warrens…

While Labour Minister, Colin Jordan is praising the level of involvement of private and non-governmental organisations in facilitating the work of Government, he wants to see them sitting at the table of the Social Partnership. He alluded to this on Wednesday, while addressing a conference on Leadership and Influencing Change, held…

Twenty-five secondary students, set to finish school next week, have been provided with some important advice to help them transition into the world of work. The advice was given to them yesterday by Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, as he addressed a conference on Leadership and Influencing…

Several staffers were recognised last Saturday night when the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) hosted its 51st Anniversary Gala and Awards ceremony at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. The event was held under the theme: Contribute Today to Secure Your Future. The employees received Great Employees Matter (GEM) awards for long service, customer service and…

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) can count on the support of Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, for its soon-to-be-launched awareness campaign that will encourage self-employed persons to use the coverage provided by the Scheme. This assurance was given by the Minister last Saturday as he addressed the 51st Anniversary…