GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority
Gazette Notice No. _____
NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF LABOUR DISPUTE
Pursuant to section 69 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 2021 (the “Act”), I declare that a labour dispute exists between the Department of Public Transportation and Bermuda Industrial Union on behalf of Bus Operators.
In accordance with section 70 of the Act, I am referring the said dispute for a determination or settlement to the Employment and Labour Relations Tribunal established under section 44B of the Employment Act 2000.
In accordance with section 87 of the Act, after the publication of this Notice, any lock-out, strike or irregular industrial action short of a strike is unlawful and any person who takes part in, incites or in any way encourages, persuades or influences any person to take part in, or otherwise act in furtherance of, a lock-out, strike or irregular industrial action short of a strike declared by this section to be unlawful shall be liable to a civil penalty as my be imposed by the Tribunal.
Dated the 19th day of August 2021.
The Hon. Jason P. Hayward JP, MP
Minister of Labour