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THE EXECUTIVE
Human Resource Management Industrial Relations Law & Guidance Welcome Letter from the International Labour Organization From the desk of the Editor & Credits From the desk of the Exec About the BEC/BEC Training Schedule Advertisers Index Our Team BEC Greening Initiative What’s Trending in HR? Help! I’ve Never Done This Before! To Quote a Minister Barbados Labour Statistics Feature Articles Essentials of Collective Bargaining: Finding the Best Balance COT Holdings: Pioneering the Future of Work Adapting Employment Regulation to the Modern Economy Trendsetter in Focus Beep Cab/ Beep Bus: Building a Business for the Future Guest Submissions Technology As Our Way Forward: A Minister’s Perspective Understanding the Future of Work Rise of the Humans Selecting a Value Fit The Benefits of Smart Cities for Small States and the Role of the University BEC Submissions Types of Flexible Working Arrangements Performance Management: A Productivity Driver Building Human Capacity: The Secret to Corporate Success Complexities in Driving Change Employee vs Independent Contractor New Culture Paradigm: Safety as a Value Discrimination and its Impact on Health & Safety in the Workplace BEC Guidance Notes Sexual Harassment
Tony Walcott
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Sheena Mayers-Granville
Executive Director
Incoming Executive Director
Charismatic and calm in the most chaotic situation
Ability to organize anything and anyone. A touch of OCD? Maybe…
LABOUR MANAGEMENT ADVISORS
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Occupational Safety & Health Specialist
Melony James
Brittany Brathwaite Human Resources Specialist
Change Management Specialist
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BEC’s in-house chef; the ability to make a meal with any ingredients
The youngest in the office and blessed with the gift of the gab
The ability to sell ice to an eskimo, her sale skills are second to none
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Kara Sealy
TRAINING COORDINATOR 29
This year we wish to highlight our team’s areas of expertise and reveal their secret superpowers
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Shanika Best
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Training and Development A certified lay preacher and BEC’s unofficial counsellor
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ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
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Yvonne Cheltenham 38
Shirley Ellis
Latoya Russell
Secretary Treasurer
Office Assistant
Administrative Assistant
The employee with the busiest social calendar
33yrs of tenure, she is a repository of knowledge for all things BEC
The newest member to the team and a stickler for details
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