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Convent Shell announces shutdown process; 698 employees laid off
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CONVENT - Shell announced on Nov. 5 their plans to begin shuttering its Convent refinery in the coming weeks after it failed to find a buyer for the facility.
According to a statement from the company, the location will begin the process of shutting down in mid-November. Shell had been looking for a buyer to take to the site since July but has been unsuccessful.
Shell said the decision to close the refinery is part of the company’s global strategy to invest in a core set of uniquely integrated manufacturing sites that are also strategically positioned for the transition to a low-carbon future.
Dr. Timothy Barrett
University of The Bahamas has appointed Dr. Timothy Barrett to serve as Mental Health Consultant effective Monday, 4th January 2021, providing mental and psychological health services for faculty, staff and students, including the University of The Bahamas-North community.
The Managing Director of Holistic Health Services Ltd., Dr. Barrett will implement a wellness-based Employee Assistance Programme and Student Assistance Programme offering psychological services via office visits, and through virtual sessions. A 24-hour, seven days a week counselling hotline, staffed by a team of trained professionals, will be made available. UB employees and students will also receive grief counselling and be kept abreast of current and critical mental and psychological health information. The ultimate aim is to increase workplace productivity, heighten morale and reduce levels of frustration, stress, disciplinary and grievance actions. Early and timely interven
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everyone is going to be paying attention to, don. really what we re talking about are the new providings that go in effect today. they re costing insurance companies more. what s going to happen? most of them are going to pass the increases on to us. let s run through a few of the major changes. for one thing, children are covered for pre-existing conditions. also, no lifetime limits on coverage. and children can be covered on a parents plan until the age of 2 2, the idea to get them through college and have insurance coverage. the new benefits will cost you. human resources consultant mercer says on average, employers expect health care costs to rise 6% per employee next year. the company surveyed say more than 2% of the latest increases directly tied to the new health care provisions. how much your actual plan goes up will depend on what your coverage was before health reform. in general, mercer says you can expect to see higher co-pays,