Government has hired additional staff and is moving to clear a massive backlog of delayed and deferred work permit applications.

Career fairs provide opportunities to meet potential employers face-to-face, network with industry professionals, learn about jobs that may not be posted online, and gain insights into different career paths.

Caribbean Development Bank President Daniel Best said that Cayman, despite its high-income status, faces youth disengagement similar to many countries across the Caribbean.

On 1 Jan. 2026, the minimum wage will rise to $8.75 amid an increase in hiring activity for lower-paid positions.

A 92-year-old was among more than 650 people cleaning up docks and beaches as part of the NICE seasonal work scheme.

The Cayman Islands Tech Futures Week 2025 Report published on 25 Nov. outlines seven recommendations to help the jurisdiction thrive amid technology disruption.

“The successful prosecution in this case sends a clear and unequivocal message: Fraudulent activity will not be tolerated in the Cayman Islands."

Government officials have confirmed they are investigating cases of fraudulent work permits being used to bring overseas workers to the Cayman Islands under false pretences.

Ten main points from the proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, which is now open to public consultation.

Real stories of Caymanians with disabilities thriving at work show what’s possible when businesses open their doors – and their minds.

Migrant workers are paying blackmarket fixers thousands of dollars for jobs in Cayman that don’t exist, leaving some penniless and stranded on the island.

A new hardline approach on work permits is fuelling panic and uncertainty in the business community, industry leaders have claimed.

Hundreds of Caymanian jobseekers of all ages descended upon the Grand Cayman Marriott Resort on 8 and 9 Sept. to try and secure a coveted job in the hospitality sector.

Cayman Islands’ immigration and employment problems could be solved by enforcing existing laws rather than passing new ones, says a leading immigration lawyer.

Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman has urged Caymanian job seekers to utilise its jobs portal so that it can hold employers accountable.

Government on Wednesday vowed that the $2.75-an-hour increase in the minimum wage to $8.75 was just the start of a bigger plan to combat poverty.

WORC warns PR holders to submit annual declaration forms or face possible revocation of their permanent residency.

Labour market estimates from the Labour Force Survey in fall 2024 indicate the unemployment rate was at 2.4%.

Cutting-edge Indian firms are already making their presence felt in Cayman and have based top-tier talent in the islands, experts say.

Recruiting Caymanian barbers is challenging, says Kerrianne Smith of Executive Barbers Studio. And she should know, having set up the barber business at Cayman Falls...

Educators shape their students and the Cayman Islands community.

Young Caymanians seeking careers in public safety can now gain valuable experience with the Cayman Islands Cadets Corps. The Ministry of Home Affairs has created...

Careers Guide talks to Sophie Prior about social media and job-hunting.

Cayman's population jumped 5% in a year's time to almost 88,000 in 2024, the latest government figures have revealed.

New digital skills certificate programme launched in the Cayman Islands.

Interview tips provided by Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC), will help you shine and make a positive impression.

Your résumé is often the first impression a company will have of you, and is the key to clinching an interview and chance at...

Schools and organisations across the Cayman Islands offer a wide range of education and training opportunities.

Here is an overview of some of the options to help you take the next step in your career journey.

The government and private sector offer a variety of scholarships to create higher education opportunities for Cayman’s youth.

A parliamentary white paper has outlined a raft of proposed immigration reforms, including requiring work-permit holders to leave Cayman for a year before they can work for a new employer, and extending timelines for status and permanent residency applications.

Cayman's jobless total is so low, it is considered full employment – but women were more likely to be out of work, a labour force survey has found.

A top academic has backed a summertime four-day work week introduced by a major Cayman accounting firm two years ago.

The Chamber of Commerce urgently called for stronger leadership within WORC and the creation of a national employment policy.

Ten of thousands of jobs are advertised each year in the Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman employment portal, but the agency has no power to reject ads that are written specifically to exclude certain candidates, lawmakers have heard.

The labour ministry is working on drawing up a policy to address unemployment among Caymanians which it says should be ready for a new government to review following next year’s general election.

Cayman is facing a brain drain of some of its brightest young talent because of lack of opportunities and the high cost of living on the islands.

Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman will move its customer care operations back to Apollo House from next Monday.

Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman's Compliance & Enforcement Unit has sounded the warning to employers that it will continue its ramped up random spot checks at workplaces after 16 workers were nabbed for employment and immigration breaches.

Suspected illegal workers hid out on the roof of a construction site in George Town as police, working with immigration and labour officers, raided the site last week, according to the RCIPS.

After having missed its June deadline the launch of Cayman's new Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman jobs portal has now been shifted further down the line with no official start date formalised.

Many of the Cayman Islands government and business systems are being affected by a worldwide IT outage.

Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman is investigating 136 suspicious marriage reports as the department cracks down on unions of convenience.

From January to May 2024, the construction industry accounted for the most job postings, recording 1,789 or 21.3 percent of advertisements.

In a new report, the Office of the Auditor General called for better protection and prediction of employment prospects for Caymanians.

The government's Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman is replacing its beleaguered Jobs Cayman portal, an online job ad system.

The surge in cost-of-living is impacting more and more people with Cayman now facing recruitment challenges in middle income professions, including education and healthcare, that are vital to the functioning of society.

With emerging global trends pointing to artificial intelligence and 'green jobs' as main drivers of future employment growth Cayman must look to diversify workforce prospects or risk being left behind.

Applications are now open for the National Community Enhancement clean-up campaign which is set to begin in April.

The start of 2024 has brought a wave of new opportunities for those looking for work in Cayman.

Cayman's construction industry offered the most employment opportunities in 2023, leading local job postings by 22.3% on government's Jobs Cayman portal.

Cayman has registered a 1,058 drop in work-permit holders based on January statistics from Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman.

Artificial intelligence could make millions of white collar jobs, including in the Cayman Islands' key industries, obsolete within the next decade, delegates at an investment conference in Grand Cayman have heard.

Students from high schools around the island got a firsthand look at the careers open to them in the construction industry as the inaugural Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman expo kicked off Tuesday.

Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) is hosting a Networking Expo & Construction Showcase on Tuesday, 7 November 2023, between 10am and 6pm. The venue will be the University College of the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman Campus, in the Sir Vassel Johnson Hall. The event is open to the public from 1:30pm to 6pm. The morning session is for schools only.

Unemployment in Cayman has fallen to the lowest point in decades as the island's population surged yet again, according to the latest data from the Economics and Statistics Office.

After 12 weeks in Passport2Success, the employment training and personal development programme, 16 young Caymanians were celebrated at a graduation ceremony on Friday, 29 Sept.

I’d like to challenge the resources and expense that Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman deploys in enforcing an English test on approved work permit...

The number of individuals facing the possible loss of residency due to marriages of convenience has climbed to 76 as at the end of July.

Government is establishing a blacklist of rogue employers and employees who will face penalties and possible prosecution over repeated work permit-related breaches.

Government's employment portal JobsCayman is set for a major overhaul, Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman Director Jeremy Scott has said.

As of July there were just over 300 outstanding permanent residency applications awaiting processing, a significant decrease from the 800 backlogged in the last two years, according to Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman Director Jeremy Scott.

Academic leaders hope to use a labour market survey to better link training and opportunities to the jobs of the future.

The skill set, qualifications and interest of jobseekers in Cayman is mismatched with the opportunities likely to be available as the islands' economy expands and diversifies, a report for the Chamber of Commerce indicates.

A man accused of working at his wife's restaurant without a work permit was put on trial, alongside his wife who was prosecuted for allegedly employing him, on Wednesday, 5 July.

A Cayman fast-food chain has been fined $125,325 for hiring staff without the correct work permits.

Three people have been arrested on work permit breaches following investigations by the Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC).

More than 150 companies and individuals breached immigration laws last year and were fined a combined $351,660.

When Michael and Jackie Myles started Inspire Cayman Training Centre four years ago they had a dream of upskilling Caymanians who otherwise may not have had the chance in life to succeed.

One week after the removal of former Deputy Premier Chris Saunders, Cabinet has repealed a requirement initiated under his watch for temporary jobs to be advertised before work-permit applications were submitted.

Unemployment in the Cayman Islands dipped to a near historic low in the latter half of 2022 as the island's economy rebounded from the Covid lockdown.

At least 230 applicants for permanent residency in the Cayman Islands sat tests that contained inaccurate or out of date questions, an open records inquiry by the Cayman Compass has revealed.

With some Permanent Residency applications taking as long as 16 months for a decision, Deputy Premier Chris Saunders has doubled down on the growing delays, saying that close scrutiny of those seeking to live here long-term will continue.