Tag: WORC

Year opens with a drop of over 1,000 permit holders

Year opens with a drop of over 1,000 permit holders

| 18/01/2024 | 113 Comments

(CNS): According to the latest statistics released by WORC, there was a significant drop in the number of work permit holders over the final quarter of last year. Since September, when there were a record-breaking 36,501 individual permit holders in the Cayman Islands, the number has fallen, for the first time since the pandemic, by […]

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WORC appoints two new Caymanian deputies

WORC appoints two new Caymanian deputies

| 25/10/2023 | 6 Comments

(CNS): Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC), one of the government’s busiest departments, has appointed two Caymanians to the leadership team. Allison Lovinggood is now the deputy director of business operations, having been formally given the responsibilities she has held since December 2022. Mervin Manderson, who has been acting as deputy director of compliance, has […]

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New WORC system shows huge client numbers

New WORC system shows huge client numbers

| 20/10/2023 | 37 Comments

(CNS): The rollout of a new ticketing system at Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman revealed that WORC dealt with almost 7,000 customers during the three-week soft launch last month. The new system, called Qlogik, will track service delivery times and give an overview of the customer numbers at one of the government’s busiest departments, given […]

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Minister ‘monitoring’ labour investigation at hotel

Minister ‘monitoring’ labour investigation at hotel

| 06/09/2023 | 51 Comments

(CNS): Labour Minister Dwayne Seymour has confirmed that his ministry cannot discuss the specifics of an investigation regarding a local hotel by WORC and the Department of Labour and Pensions (DLP). However, he said that officials are committed to ensuring that all relevant regulations and laws are upheld and all necessary steps are taken to […]

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WORC investigates HR complaints at hotel

WORC investigates HR complaints at hotel

| 28/08/2023 | 103 Comments

(CNS): The Palm Heights hotel, which has become popular with celebrities visiting the Cayman Islands, is under investigation by Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) after the government agency received information “about possible infractions of the Immigration Transition Act” at the Seven Mile Beach resort. Officials at WORC told CNS they were looking at allegations […]

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PR refusals unlikely to stick, say lawyers

PR refusals unlikely to stick, say lawyers

| 09/08/2023 | 135 Comments

(CNS): Many of the points-based applications for permanent residency that have been refused over the last year are likely to be overturned on appeal because the process leading to those decisions remains flawed, according to Nick Joseph of HSM, which specialises in immigration work. As WORC tackles the application backlog administratively, Joseph says that those […]

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Schrödinger’s Caymanians

Schrödinger’s Caymanians

| 02/08/2023 | 109 Comments

Nick Joseph writes: A longstanding issue is the simple question: Who is a Caymanian? With many different options and processes for achieving (and maintaining) Caymanian status, widespread confusion has caused whole aspects of the Immigration (Transition) Act (and other laws in the Cayman Islands) to be almost incapable of proper application. This is not a […]

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Boss and workers fined after WORC raids

Boss and workers fined after WORC raids

| 25/07/2023 | 36 Comments

(CNS): Following several raids and inquiries throughout May and June by the Compliance and Enforcement Unit at Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman, along with other enforcement agencies, more than ten people have been arrested and several more employers and employees are facing fines or are now under investigation for various breaches of the immigration law.

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Wendy’s fined over $125k for work permit breaches

Wendy’s fined over $125k for work permit breaches

| 07/07/2023 | 54 Comments

(CNS): The local chain of a fast food franchise, Wendy’s, paid an administration fine last month of CI$125,325 to Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) after a raid earlier this year. Based on information submitted to WORC, an investigation was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Labour and Pensions, which found 14 counts of […]

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WORC arrests three people for permit breaches

WORC arrests three people for permit breaches

| 29/06/2023 | 46 Comments

(CNS): During a recent enforcement operation by the Enforcement and Compliance Unit at Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman, three people were arrested for working outside the terms and conditions of their work permits. The workers were caught after the ECU and the police raided a number of bars in George Town and an air-conditioning firm.

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Number of work permit holders exceeds 36,000

Number of work permit holders exceeds 36,000

| 21/06/2023 | 155 Comments

(CNS): There are currently 36,049 work permit holders in the Cayman Islands, another new record that is nevertheless increasing every day by around 12 new arrivals. The latest statistics released by Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) on Friday show that the number of expatriate workers has increased by almost 1,900 since February.

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