M inister of Labour Colin Jordan has announced formal minimum weekly pay rates and employment conditions for tourism industry workers, hailing it as a significant step for workers’ rights. The package, based on the existing collective agreement between the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) and the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), establishes minimum benefits for workers in the tourism and accommodation business. BWU General Secretary Toni Moore described the move as “a big moment for labour” and “a very good day for us”.
Jordan told Parliament on Friday in a Ministerial Statement that the new standards include written work schedules to be communicated to employees at least 48 hours before the start of the work week, except in exceptional circumstances. Additionally, the introduction of a night differential will ensure that employees working late hours are compensated appropriately for their time. “A night differential of $1.
50 shall be paid to an employee for every hour of his or her being rostered or requested shift that falls between 11 p.m., and 7 a.
m. An employee who works on his or her day off or rest day shall be paid at double his or her normal rate of pay. You Might Be Interested In Crystal Beckles-Holder, 2nd runner up in regional competition GUYANA: Body of child found after gold mine collapses Barbadians asked to help with return tickets for Haitians “Where split shifts are already in operation, there shall not be more than three in a five.