November 27, 2023
PUBLIC Service and Labour Minister Pia Glover-Rolle.
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Minister: Productivity must match wage rises
A Cabinet minister says higher wages must be matched by increased productivity from Bahamian workers.
Unemployment rise blamed on ‘mismatch’ of skill sets
THE Davis administration yesterday defended its labour record as unemployment jumped to 10.8 percent in the first quarter of 2025, insisting the rise reflects a mismatch between skills and available jobs rather than a shortage of opportunities.
Minister dampens hopes for imminent minimum wage hike
A Cabinet minister yesterday dampened union hopes for an imminent minimum wage increase while pledging that the Government would be “fair” to businesses over any rise.
Glover-Rolle defends against union chief’s conflict of interest criticism
LABOUR and Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle has pushed back against criticism that holding both portfolios creates a conflict of interest, insisting the arrangement improves coordination rather than undermining fairness.
Glover-Rolle silent on who gave support for pay change
PUBLIC Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said the administration has met with stakeholder groups that support bi-monthly pay for public servants –– but government officials have not identified the groups.
Glover-Rolle ‘disappointed but not surprised’ by union chief’s remarks
LABOUR Minister Pia Glover Rolle expressed disappointment over recent comments made by Trade Union Congress (TUC) president Obie Ferguson regarding current labour relations.
Glover-Rolle: Discouraged workers numbers ‘too high’
LABOUR Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said the number of discouraged workers in the country is “too high” and expressed government’s intent to bring them back into the workforce.
‘Four-day workweek would not work in our economy’
BAHAMAS Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) CEO Leo Rolle said the chamber does not believe moving to a four-day work-week system would work for the country’s “heavily service-based economy”.
Pia Glover-Rolle certifies BPSU election overturning registrar’s decision not to
PUBLIC Services Minister Pia Glover-Rolle has certified the September results of a Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) election, overturning the decision of the registrar of trade unions, who declined to certify the results because of alleged irregularities in the voting process.
Corrections officers’ promotions will be delayed until 2024, says Glover-Rolle
PUBLIC Service and Labour Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said promotions for more than 400 Bahamas Department of Corrections officers won’t happen before the end of the year because the documents, which were recently submitted, must be processed one by one.
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