Tag: WORC
Law firm fined $8k for passing over Caymanians
(CNS): A well-established local law firm was recently found guilty and fined CI$8,000 for violating immigration laws, officials from Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman have said. According to a press release, the firm failed to disclose Caymanian applicants during a recruitment process earlier this year. A WORC spokesperson told CNS that the firm was Maples […]
Temp permit applications now need medicals
(CNS): Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) has said that from 1 July, it will require the submission of a Medical Declaration Cover Letter for all Temporary Work Permit applications. The medicals must be completed by practitioners fully registered as a medical doctor from the Cayman Islands, the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada.
NCFC proposes major immigration shake-up
(CNS): The new coalition government has issued drafting instructions for a major shake-up of immigration legislation. Following the immediate move earlier this month to introduce term limits for non-Caymanian civil servants, the government has turned its attention to the wider issue of labour and immigration to address the failings of the existing regime. The far-reaching […]
Work permits climbed to almost 38k at end of 2024
(CNS): The number of work permit holders in Cayman has increased to new highs again, according to figures from Work Force Residency Cayman. In December, there were 37,909 active permits for jobs across the board, from accountants to yoga instructors, the highest ever recorded. The most recent published figures from the Economics and Statistics Office, […]
WORC officials issued law enforcement uniforms
(CNS): Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman has issued its compliance officers with law enforcement uniforms “to improve officer identification and reinforce its status as a recognised law enforcement department”, according to a press release. The uniforms will establish “a clear rank structure” and enhance transparency as well as strengthen community relations.
Hotel construction site under investigation by WORC
(CNS): Following what is understood to be the robbery of cash to pay workers at a hotel construction site on the West Bay Road on Monday and the subsequent protest by workers on the site on Tuesday, officials have confirmed that the site is now part of a WORC and labour department investigation. CNS understands […]
WORC moves back to renovated office at Apollo House
(CNS): The Customer Care unit at the government’s labour force and immigration agency WORC will move back to its previous offices at Apollo House, 87 Mary Street, George Town, next Monday, 2 September. To facilitate the move to the newly renovated facility the office will close at 1:00pm on Friday. Normal hours of operation will […]
WORC arrests 16 for working illegally
(CNS): After a series of raids by law enforcement officers at construction and landscaping sites this month, 16 people were arrested for immigration offences: eleven for working outside the terms of their permits, four for working without permits and one man was found to have been overstaying in the Cayman Islands for ten years.
WORC launches new portal to replace JobsCayman
(CNS): Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman has launched the new Jobs & Online Payment Services portal to replace JobsCayman. In a release on Friday, WORC says the new portal is more efficient and easier to navigate than the old site, which was heavily criticised. Caymanian job seekers are now able to select and track job […]
$144M spent in five years helping locals into work
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government spent close to CI$144 million over five years (2019 to 2023) on efforts to get Caymanians into work, but a report by the Office of the Auditor General found little evidence that any of the various programmes and attempts to remove barriers have actually impacted the unemployment rate. The report […]
WORC drops JobsCayman amid changes to system
(CNS): The government agency Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) is going through another period of change, which includes dropping its JobsCayman portal, where all of the job vacancies in Cayman where a work permit was sought were required to be posted. In a press release earlier this week, officials said that WORC “will be […]
