Barbados will join countries across the globe to observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on Saturday, July 30, under the theme: Use and Abuse of Technology.
The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector is reminding the public that there is no legislation, which standardises the age of retirement for persons employed in the private sector.
The contract of employment, whether oral or written, and established workplace policies are to be relied on to give direction on the age of retirement in individual organisations within the private...
The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector in collaboration with Barbados Integrated Management Systems (B.I.M.S) is presenting a free webinar on the topic “COVID-19 Management Toolkit.”
The webinar is open to all persons interested in using risk assessment strategies to manage infectious diseases, including COVID-19, in their workplaces. A comprehensive practical toolkit and reference material will be...
The Labour Department will commence a series of webinars to discuss Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations Best Practices on Tuesday, July 12th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
The webinars which are in keeping with the Department’s continuing effort to promote a greater degree of labour management cooperation will be held online, from 9.00 am to 11.30 am on the listed...
The Honourable Colin E Jordan M.P.
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022
LET’S ACT TOGETHER TO BUILD A POSITIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH CULTURE
The inaugural World Day for Safety and Health at Work (2003) focused on social dialogue as key to attaining occupational safety and health goals. Nineteen years later, the chosen...
The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector informs employers, employees and the public that the compulsory age of retirement in the public sector, that is, Central Government and state-owned enterprises, is established by legislation. Examples of those pieces of legislation include the Pensions Act, Cap. 25 and the Statutory Boards (Pensions) Act, Cap. 384.
In contrast, there is no legislation which...
Members of the public are urged to sign up for any of six webinars to be hosted by the Labour Department on Tuesday, March 8; Thursday, March 10, and Tuesday, March 15. Two sessions will be held daily.
The webinars, which will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon, are part of the department’s continuing efforts to promote a greater degree...
A number of job opportunities are available for Barbadians interested in working in Canada’s Poultry Processing Industry.
For consideration for employment, persons should submit their résumés to the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service (BECCS) by emailing [email protected] before October 22, 2021.
The department, which falls under the aegis of the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, is seeking persons who have...
A project aimed at improving the current and future skills of Barbados’ labour force is being implemented by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations (MLSP).
The initiative, which is known as the “Roadmap for Skills Development in Strategic Sectors in Barbados Project”, is the result of months of collaboration between the two entities.
The...
At least 20 Barbadians will have the opportunity to work in the United States of America (USA) from early next year.
This comes as the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, through the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service (BECCS), facilitated interviews of Barbadians for a US farm labour programme, slated to get under way in the State of...