MJM Director to Chair Labour Laws Committee
The Minister of Home Affairs, The Honourable Michael Fahy announced in the Senate on 20th November, 2013 that a new committee has been established to review and modernise Bermuda’s labour laws (the “Committee”). Minister Fahy has indicated that the Committee will specifically look at the roles that Bermuda’s labour laws play in job creation and […]
Employers Safeguard Your Business
If you are a business owner, you will no doubt be focused largely on your target customers and how best to market and sell your products or services to them, while keeping costs at a minimum, especially in this economic climate. An important piece of advice we give is not to cut corners when it […]
Remember Your SCARF…
“Remember to take your SCARF into negotiations” may seem like odd advice. It isn’t. SCARF, an acronym for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness, should not be overlooked and should be taken into account when entering into negotiations. Briefly: “Status” refers to the need to be respected and treated as an equal; “Certainty” to the […]
Newly Elected Bermuda Government Scraps Work Permit Term Limit Policy
Bermuda’s new One Bermuda Alliance Government has scrapped the “Measures to Inhibit Long-Term Residency” policy, more commonly known as the term limit policy, and undertaken a review of the Islands’ work permit policy, all with a view to encouraging economic growth and job opportunities for Bermudians. The initial announcement came on 30 January 2013 from […]
