Our Mission:

To be the leading membership organization promoting the interests of employers in industrial relations, human resource management and development through training, advocacy, provision of high quality services and social dialogue.

BEC Participates in ILO Youth Employment Forum

The Barbados Employers’ Confederation is seeking to expand the work of its "Securing the Workforce of the Future" programme to include a component aimed at helping tackle youth employment problems.

The International Organisation of Employers (IOE) has made this possible with the selection of the BEC, to participate in a workshop at the ILO Training Centre in Turin Italy on Tackling Youth Employment Problems. [Photo: (at left) Tanisha Clarke BEC’s 2008 Scholarship Winner & Intern, along with Alicia Walcott BEC’s Administrative Assistant, making a presentation to Mrs. Marcia Brandon, Executive Director of the B’dos Youth Business Trust]

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BEC Celebrates International Women’s Day

The BEC sponsored a roundtable discussion to mark International Women’s Day on March 8^th 2008. The findings of a survey of women board directors of companies listed on the Barbados and Trinidad Stock exchanges formed the basis of the discussion. Ms. Camille Monahan, a US intern with the BEC, carried out the survey. Click this link to view survey.

Camille Monahan at left, while the Hon. Dr Esther Byer Suckoo  right looks on.

Business Continuity Management and Disaster Preparedness 2007

Last year we ran a series of articles on the issue of Business Continuity Management and Disaster Preparedness by Tony Walcott of Alpha Corporate Services.

As we enter the hurricane season this year we publish these articles again as a public service.  Click  here to see series 1, series 2, series 3, series 4 and series 5.