Topic: jobs
Business leaders bristle at ‘hardline approach’ on work permits
A new hardline approach on work permits is fuelling panic and uncertainty in the business community, industry leaders have claimed.
WORC urges Caymanians to use its jobs portal
Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman has urged Caymanian job seekers to utilise its jobs portal so that it can hold employers accountable.
TechCayman sees increase in Indian start-ups
Cutting-edge Indian firms are already making their presence felt in Cayman and have based top-tier talent in the islands, experts say.
Auditor general calls for greater employment protection for Caymanians
In a new report, the Office of the Auditor General called for better protection and prediction of employment prospects for Caymanians.
Surging cost-of-living prompts fears of a recruitment crisis
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.
Cayman job market sees surge in construction sector posts
The start of 2024 has brought a wave of new opportunities for those looking for work in Cayman.
WORC calls for focus on targeted education, tech skills
Cayman's construction industry offered the most employment opportunities in 2023, leading local job postings by 22.3% on government's Jobs Cayman portal.
AI will cause ‘havoc’ and wipe out jobs, conference hears
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.
UCCI leaders seek to plug skills gap
Academic leaders hope to use a labour market survey to better link training and opportunities to the jobs of the future.
Caymanians at risk of losing out on high-growth 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.
‘Labour of love’ as Inspire Cayman turns four
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.
Recruitment crisis amid cost-of-living challenge
Cayman’s sky-high cost of living is causing recruitment challenges amid labour shortages in key industries, business leaders believe.
Ready to serve? The challenge of empowering Caymanians in tourism
Tourism businesses say they are taking on the challenge of putting Caymanians at the forefront of tourism as the island prepares to reopen its borders. But the reality of trying to recruit and retain local talent is more complex than many believe. The Compass takes a deeper look at the issue through the eyes of one restaurant.
Bryan seeking to put Caymanians at forefront of tourism
The survey of displaced tourism workers currently receiving the government stipend will also serve as a skills assessment to help link them with job and training opportunities, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has said.
Hundreds attend Employing Cayman job fair
Several hundred Caymanians attended a job fair at the Marriott Beach Resort on Saturday hoping to land one of the at least 80 roles participating employers had committed to fill at the event.
The Future Is Code
As technology advances rapidly, so does the need for the skills that drive this progress.
Hundreds turn out for Margaritaville jobs drive
More than 300 job seekers turned out for on-the-spot interviews as the owners of the new Margaritaville Resort on Seven Mile Beach hosted a recruitment drive for Caymanians on Saturday. The resort is ramping up its recruitment drive as extensive renovations of the old Treasure Island property continue.
Government authorities see 18% staff increase
The number of staff employed by Cayman Islands public sector authorities increased by about 18 percent – 420 full-time jobs – in one year, according to figures in a government report released Wednesday.
Job-seekers flock to Kimpton
Clutching resumes and carrying sun umbrellas, hundreds lined up outside Craft bar and restaurant Wednesday to interview for jobs at the new Kimpton Seafire resort.
‘Make Caymanians great again’
We must first create and rebuild the reputation we once had and enjoyed, while ensuring we have a sustainable environment for our own people before considering doing anything else.
EDITORIAL – Gov’t slanders Cayman’s professionals
Faced with a set of sobering facts they discovered themselves, Cayman Islands government officials resorted to Plan A: Deflect, spin and blame the media.
EDITORIAL – When 98 percent of NWDA clients are ‘not work ready’ …
The prospects of employment for the out-of-work Caymanian population are (pick your own description) “not pretty,” “challenging” or “grim.”
Public sector agencies change job application forms
Two Cayman Islands public sector agencies have pledged to change application forms for future recruitment efforts following revelations that a number of government entities were asking questions about applicants’ “nationality at birth.”
Public agency job applicants asked nationality, birthplace
A number of Cayman Islands government agencies have used employment application forms in 2015 and 2016 that ask job-seekers to distinguish between their nationality “at birth” and their current nationality, or to provide their “place of birth” on the form.
New Chamber boss sees changing times ahead
Paul Pearson came to the Cayman Islands to manage the Hard Rock Café and ended up running his own development company. Now, as he takes over as president of the Chamber of Commerce, he believes those two industries, hospitality and construction, are becoming more vital than ever to Cayman’s future.
