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75 Years: 1940 – 2015: Promoting justice in employment  CALL FOR PAPERS  As part of the celebration of its 75th anniversary, the Labour Department, in collaboration with stakeholders, will be hosting a series of symposia on the life and work of six (6) of Barbados’ National Heroes identified as National Heroes of Labour. A series…

The Barbados National Insurance Scheme (NIS) currently covers all employed and self-employed persons in Barbados and offers five main types of social security benefits from three separate funds. The National Insurance Fund covers short-term benefits, long-term benefits or pensions and employment injury benefits, while the Unemployment Fund and Severance Fund cover unemployment…

Dramatic Presentation Competition rules 2014 -2015 The script of the dramatic presentation must be presented with the entry form. It may be presented as a monologue or as a group not exceeding three persons. Each entrant will submit a dramatic piece based on the theme: ‘HIV and You: In de Workplace…

Executive summary The National Employment Policy of Barbados has been prepared with the ultimate intention of ensuring that workers in Barbados have access to full, productive and freely chosen employment. It therefore charts a pathway for the moulding of an environment that embraces the decent work concept. This policy is…

Entrepreneurship can easily become the key to Government’s plan in facilitating employment creation and stimulating the economy in Barbados. This message came from Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Senator Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, as she addressed a group of entrepreneurs and budding business persons at the…

Career development is one of the key factors that can inspire a country’s citizens to become productive and motivated. This was one of the messages shared by General Manager of CHOICES Career and Education Advice, Angela deFreitas, as she addressed students and guidance counsellors from various secondary schools about the…

“Although Barbados has a very large diaspora in the UK, we have not seen enough collaboration between these two territories where labour is concerned.” This from Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Senator Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, as she met with Barbados’ new High-Commissioner-Designate to the United…

Delegates from 22 countries across the Americas gathered yesterday in Barbados to address some of the most pressing issues facing labour in the Hemisphere. Hosted by the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL from its Spanish acronym) in collaboration with the Organisation of American States (OAS), the series of meetings…

Welcome to the second component of the Ministry’s review of the Barbados Labour Market. As with our first series “Key Trends and Developments in the Barbados Labour Market”, the aim of the Ministry through this exercise, is to provide readers with an understanding as to some of the key labour related…

Welcome to “KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BARBADOS LABOUR MARKET 2003-2013” the newest feature of the Ministry of Labour’s website! This section has been prepared to give readers with a need for labour related information an insight into the latest trends and developments occurring within the Barbados labour market.   For…