In Basel yesterday, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that The Joint Forum had released a report examining trends in outsourcing in the financial sector.

The Employment Act, 2001 provides a comprehensive set of minimum standards of employment within The Bahamas which includes, amongst other important aspects of the employment relationship, the vacation entitlement.

If you've suffered an injury in the workplace, you can claim compensation if your employer breached their duty of care – but where do you stand if you were partly to blame?

Employment law has been an area of law rife with uncertainty for decades within The Bahamas.

In The Bahamas, the Health and Safety at Work Act (1) stipulates that it is the duty of an employer to reasonably ensure the health, safety and welfare of all its employees (2).