Labour Arbitration Tribunal Made Historic Decisions

Thursday, 15 July 2021 - 2:21pm

The Labour Arbitration Tribunal delivered groundbreaking decisions at public hearings today via CISCO WebEx.

Labour And Immigration Departments Remain Open

Thursday, 1 July 2021 - 4:48pm

The public is further notified that the Department of Labour and Workforce Development and the Immigration Department remains open to the public.

Sister Islands Receive Regular Scheduled Visits

Wednesday, 16 June 2021 - 1:45pm

The Sister Islands of Jost Van Dyke and Anegada will receive another visit from officers from the Department of Labour and Workforce Development’s Labour Protection and Labour Relations Units.

Virgin Gorda Labour Department To Close At Noon May 19

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 - 11:28am

The public is notified that the Virgin Gorda branch of the Department of Labour and Workforce Development will be closed to the public at 12:00 noon on May 19 to facilitate staff training. 

Statement By The Honourable Vincent Wheatley - Making Redundancy Transparent, Fair and Reasonable

Monday, 3 May 2021 - 11:10am

Mister Speaker, I thank you once again for the opportunity to address this Honourable House and the people of The Virgin Islands.

Work In Paradise Programme To Be Launched

Friday, 30 April 2021 - 2:08pm

The Government of the Virgin Islands will be introducing a Work In Paradise programme to allow persons to work remotely from the shores of the Virgin Islands by acquiring an extended stay.

Póliza De Exención De Permisos De Trabajo En Revisión

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 - 4:30pm

 El Ministro de Recursos Naturales, Trabajo e Inmigración, el Honorable Vincent Wheatley, dijo que hay una malinterpretación por personas cuando se trata de cómo funciona la exención de permiso de trabajo como estatus permanente.

Work Permit Exemption Policy Under Review

Monday, 19 April 2021 - 4:09pm

Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Honourable Vincent Wheatley has addressed what he said is  persons who have been misinterpreting the work permit exemption as a permanent status.

Statement by Honourable Wheatley - Misrepresentation of Earnings Certificates of Good Standing and Certificates of Earnings Submission to the Department of Labour and Workforce Development

Thursday, 15 April 2021 - 5:55pm

Mr. Speaker, on 10th July, 2020, I announced that all renewal work permit applications submitted to the Department of Labour and Workforce Development are to be accompanied by Certificates of Good Standing from the Social Security Board, National Health Insurance and the Inland Revenue Department on behalf of the businesses, as well as Certificates of Earnings on behalf of the employees from the aforementioned agencies, since no applications would be accepted without these documents.

Honourable Wheatley To Hold Office Hours On Virgin Gorda

Wednesday, 7 April 2021 - 12:31pm

The public is notified that the Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Honourable Vincent Wheatley will be holding office hours.......

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