MJM Director to Chair Labour Laws Committee
About Jennifer Haworth
Jennifer Haworth is a Director in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. Jennifer has a wide practice in all aspects of civil and commercial litigation both in Bermuda’s courts as well as in mediation and arbitration.
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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 retention with the aim of introducing a new system designed to be more inclusive and fairer.
This newly formed group is comprised of experienced labour attorneys and key workforce sector representatives, including several of the Island’s unions and the Bermuda Employers’ Council. The key pieces of legislation to be reviewed by the Committee include the Trade Union Act 1965 (and accompanying regulations), the Labour Relations Act 1975 (and accompanying rules) and the Labour Disputes Act 1992. Minister Fahy also noted that it intended to involve the International Labour Organisation as part of this process.
MJM Director, Alan Dunch, a seasoned labour lawyer, is Chair of the Committee.