Cayman: Chamber of Commerce Covid19 response Webinar
Chamber of Commerce Hosts Free Webinar to Guide Employers on Redundancies, Lay-offs and Work Permit Issues
As employers across the Cayman Islands grapple to cope with the downturn in business brought on by the threat of Covid-19, the Chamber of Commerce is offering support to members and non-members through a series of webinars which will provide critical information and guidance to businesses.
The first free webinar will be hosted in partnership with HSM, and will take place this Wednesday, April 1, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The session will seek to help employers deal with the difficult but necessary issues of redundancies, lay-offs and work permit termination or suspension, in a legal and sensitive manner.
“The Chamber is here to help local business navigate these trying times as best they can, by providing relevant information and resources in a variety of formats. This is the first of a series of webinars that we hope will provide timely and practical information. I encourage employers to monitor the Chamber’s social media channels for details of future webinars and other available resources,” CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, Wil Pineau, said.
The webinar will allow employers to meet online with a specialised panel of lawyers. The two-hour meeting will be an interactive session which will take the form of presentations followed by a question and answer session. The presenters will provide information to help employers make the right decisions, utilising best practices, where considerations of business survival and continuity force them to turn to the labour law provisions for redundancies, lay-offs and termination or suspension of work permits.
Facilitating the presentations will be Huw Moses, Managing Partner, and Nick Joseph, Partner. Joining them to answer employers’ questions will be Hilary Brooks, Employment Attorney, and Alastair David, Immigration Attorney.
All employers wishing to attend this online webinar are required to pre-register using the link below. The link will take employers to the Chamber registration page where they will be provided with technical instructions they will need in order to attend Wednesday’s webinar.
Participation will be limited to 100 attendees, and so interested employers are being encouraged register early.
The Chamber of Commerce will be announcing other upcoming webinars designed to provide further support to various segments of the Cayman Islands business community.
