Full Text: Government’s 2024 Throne Speech
Legislation will be amended to increase maximum allowable severance pay from 26 weeks to 32 weeks for employees in continuous employment for 13 years or more, the Banks and Deposit Companies Act 1999 will be amended to require basic banking services to be provided for all persons, and the Ministry of Justice will support the creation of a domestic violence court programme with some of the initiatives announced in today’s Throne Speech.
Governor Rena Lalgie delivered the 2024 Throne Speech today, which lays out the Government’s plans for the upcoming year, with the speech revealing a number of initiatives planned for the coming year. The full speech is posted below, and you can view our live blog of the Throne Speech here, and all our coverage of the 2024 Throne Speech here.
The full Throne Speech is below [PDF here]:
“A recent review conducted by PwC has highlighted that the Bermuda Government salaries, in many instances, are not competitive”
Did that review take into account the final salary based pension that Government employees get that private sector workers do not?
“the Government will commence consultations on amendments to legislation to allow scrutiny of local mergers and acquisitions that concentrate significant power in essential sectors”
The PLP Government now wants to control what businesses I am allowed to invest in?
“A recent review conducted by PwC has highlighted that the Bermuda Government salaries, in many instances, are not competitive” – hilarious! Competitive to what exactly? Was actually performing work in the loose job description and delivering superior customer service even factored in?
Where can I find a job where I am not accountable, have no personal performance metrics, can tell anyone who asks a question “It’s on the website,” run a business on the side while working, pretty much impossible to be fired, fly first class to international meetings of little importance at taxpayer expense….. Ugggg!