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By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com “A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right at work.” That is the theme for this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work which will be formally observed on April 28. However, the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Department held…

More than 80 Shop Stewards will have an opportunity to bolster their skills in industrial relations as they participate in a training programme at the  Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union over the next few months.  The first in the series of training workshops commenced on Monday and was specially geared…

Report filed by Jessica Russell – News Reporter. Oriens Ex Occidente Lux…the Latin Motto of the University of the West Indies, which translates to ‘a light rising from the west’. And that light continues to shine brightly as The UWI is rated among top universities on the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking. The report assesses universities’ performance alongside the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ABS’s Jessica Russell reports.

He says the country’s Labour Code clearly outlines this. Antigua and Barbuda is joining in marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Kentish says this year’s theme is fitting given the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic.   Kentish adds should employees be injured on the job through negligence or action of the employer, the employer is legally obligated to bear the costs of medical care.

Labour boss says no to forced vacation to cover quarantine  Employers are being warned that workers cannot be forced to use their accumulated vacation time in order to cover periods during which the employee needs to quarantine due to exposure to the Covid-19 virus. The caution was made by the Deputy Labour Commissioner Pascal Kentish during a panel discussion put on by the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union over the weekend. Kentish explained that the law does not mandate employers to pay t...