Tag: Department of Labour and Pensions

BNP Paribas closes Cayman branch

BNP Paribas closes Cayman branch

| 26/05/2016 | 13 Comments

(CNS Business): French bank BNP Paribas is closing one of its two remaining branches in the Cayman Islands, as it continues to scale back its international offshore operations, having closed two Cayman subsidiaries in 2015. However, it will retain a banking presence in Cayman, which it does not classify as a “fiscal paradise”.

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French bank facing Cayman labour scandal

French bank facing Cayman labour scandal

| 10/03/2016 | 30 Comments

(CNS Business): BNP Paribas has come under fire locally for reportedly laying off Caymanian employees, attracting the attention of labour enforcement officers, who are said to have visited the bank’s offices in Cayman. CNS Business understands that several Caymanians have been laid off by the French bank, which operates in Cayman providing a range of banking […]

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Ministry wraps up pensions public meetings

Ministry wraps up pensions public meetings

| 18/08/2015 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): Community members gathered one last time on Thursday night at the George Town Town Hall to discuss the proposed changes the Ministry of Employment and the Department of Labour and Pensions have suggested in the National Pensions Law 2015. Minister of Employment Tara Rivers said the ministry set out to gain public input […]

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Labour bill seeks boss-worker balance, says ministry

Labour bill seeks boss-worker balance, says ministry

| 27/07/2015 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): The employment ministry has accused a local lawyer of trying to “sensationalise certain issues” during a Chamber of Commerce presentation to the business community. Ministry officials said concerns about the new labour bill would all be considered during the consultation process but that employers who abide by the law need not fear increased […]

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International Trainer to Address Pension Sector

International Trainer to Address Pension Sector

| 20/04/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): The National Pensions Office of the Department of Labour and Pensions (DLP) and the Cayman’s Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) chapter are coming together to offer a free ethics training session for individuals who administer and regulate pensions plans in the Cayman Islands.

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