The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is informing all Work Permit applicants that effective Friday July 4, all payments are required upon approval of their applications.

The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is informing the public that its cashier section will be closing at noon on Friday, July 4. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, July 8.

The Government of the Virgin Islands has announced that effective July 1, the new minimum wage in the Territory will be $7.25 per hour.

The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is inviting recent High School and College graduates to a 4-Day Standard Workforce Readiness Training from July 1 to 4.

Residents on Virgin Gorda are notified that the Labour Department and Workforce Development will be hosting a Labour Management System (LMS) training session on Thursday, June 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Flax Administrative Building.

The public is notified that the Labour Management System training scheduled for June 10 by the Department of Labour and Workforce Development has been rescheduled to June 17.

The public is notified that effective immediately, all submitted photographs to the Department of Labour and Workforce Development must comply with prescribed passport-size photo standards for acceptance.

The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is notifying all employers that   payments are now required upon the approval of new work permit notifications.

The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is notifying all employers that effective Thursday, May 15, payments will be mandatory for all new work permits prior to the issuance of Immigration Clearance for entry into the Virgin Islands.