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 clear written policy statement against sexual harassment within the workplace is...
The future viability of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme in light of recent changes by the Canadian government will be high on the agenda, when local and regional government officials and Canadian seasonal farm labour employers meet over the next few days.
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Senator Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, gave this assurance during...
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Senator Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, is committed to finding a more central location for the offices of the National Employment Bureau (NEB) to cut down on the commute for unemployed persons.
She gave this assurance recently while addressing a breakfast meeting at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre for stakeholders to sensitise...
She lauded the institution today while delivering the feature address at a breakfast meeting to sensitise stakeholders about the proposed transition of the NEB to the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
Senator Byer Suckoo told her audience that the NEB had served the needs of citizens for decades and its offerings had evolved...
The Labour Department, in its continuing effort to promote a greater degree of labour-management cooperation, will be hosting three seminars to discuss ‘Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations Best Practice’.
The seminars would be held on February 27th and 28th as well as March 1, 2017 at the National Union of Public Workers, Dalkeith Road, St Michael from 9.00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Interested...
GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS
Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management
Request for Expressions of Interest
Consultancy Services to Design and Implement an Integrated Knowledge Management System for the Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors
1. The Government of Barbados (GOB), through the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development (MLSD), is currently implementing the Barbados Human Resource Development (HRD) Strategy with...
The Labour Department, in its continuing effort to promote a greater degree of labour-management cooperation, will be hosting a seminar to discuss ‘Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations Best Practice’.
The seminar would be held on July 8, 2016 at the Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, St Michael from 8.30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Interested persons are asked to contact Ms Grace Jordan...
The Ministry of Labour has changed its telephone numbers. The new numbers include the PBX of the Ministry of Labour 535-1400, the Labour Department 535-1500 and the National Employment Bureau 535-1535.
Government of Barbados/ Inter-American Development Bank
Loan Agreement 2739/OC-BA
Skills for the Future Program- Digitization of the Labour Department
The Government of Barbados through the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation has been granted a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank for the overall management and support of the Skills for the Future Program. The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and...
Welcome to the Job Seekers and Career Guidance Manual of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development. This document has been prepared with the intention of providing guidance to students, career planners and job seekers, as they seek to enter the world of work. This document was originally published by the Ministry in 1993, but has...