by Julie Carrington | Mar 21, 2018 | Top Stories
The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development has announced that effective Sunday, April 1, the National Employment Bureau will be known as the Barbados Employment and Career Counselling Service (BECCS). Barbados’ only public employment...
by Julie Carrington | Mar 6, 2018 | banner, Top Stories
In December 2017, the Employment Sexual Harassment (Prevention) Act 2017 was proclaimed. Under the Act, every employer must ensure that within six months of its commencement, they provide a clearly articulated, written policy statement against sexual harassment in the...
by Julie Carrington | Jan 25, 2018 | Ministry News
The Labour Department will host a number of seminars next month to sensitise the workforce about the importance of maintaining efficient labour management cooperation in organisations. The seminars will be held from Wednesday, February 21, to Friday, February 23, and...
by Julie Carrington | Dec 6, 2017 | Ministry News
The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development’s Human Resource Development Unit (HDU) is moving to ensure that those involved in helping the island’s youth make crucial choices about their career prospects are adequately trained. To this end,...
by Julie Carrington | Dec 4, 2017 | Top Stories
The Labour Department is reminding shop owners and staff, especially in the distributive sector; that there are specific guidelines to be followed for general operations and overtime periods during the Christmas Season. During the month of December, businesses...