Sharon Austin

Excellence will again be the focus for workers, employers and Government, when the Social Partners of Barbados’ Annual Week of Excellence Programme is observed from Sunday, February 24, to Saturday, March 2. Driving Change Towards The New Economy is the theme of the week, which will begin with a service on…

The public is advised that officers will be back in the field from Monday, January 14, taking information for the Continuous Labour Force Sample Survey, which is being conducted by the Barbados Statistical Service (BSS). Field officers will be collecting data from selected households for the survey, which is in its first…

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has described today’s three-hour meeting with the leadership of the Social Partnership as “very good”. Speaking after the meeting, Ms. Mottley said the membership agreed that the action is so urgent, that dialogue will continue on Friday, in an effort to stabilise the country’s economy. She…

Government is playing its part in creating an environment that is conducive to the development, empowerment and prosperity of this nation’s young people. This assertion came today from Minister of Labour, Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, as she addressed the May Day 2018 Launch, at the Barbados Workers’ Union, Solidarity House,…

This island’s Minister of Labour, Senator Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, supports the call for zero tolerance to violence in schools. She voiced her support today, when she delivered the feature address at the Barbados Union of Teachers’ 44th Annual General Conference, at Almond Bay Conference Centre, Hastings, Christ Church. Dr. Byer…

The Employment Sexual Harassment (Prevention) Act 2017 has been proclaimed. This disclosure has come from acting Chief Labour Officer, Victor Felix, who said the Act commenced by proclamation on December 15, 2017. Mr. Felix stated: “Under the Act, every employer must ensure that within six months of its commencement, a…