Rollover suspension comes as relief to tourism sector

(CNS Business): Two months after the Legislative Assembly passed the two-year suspension of the term limit or “rollover” policy, reaction within members of the tourism industry is mixed, though employers expressed satisfaction that their staff on work permits facing their seven-year maximum can now stay longer.  The Term Limit Extension Period enables employers to retain staff an additional two years, but questions about its efficacy and implementation remain. Steve Broadbelt, partner in dive operator Ocean Frontiers and a critic of the rollover policy, referred to the TLEP as a stopgap measure that will not ultimately deal with the issues surrounding the rollover policy and the eventual granting of permanent residency. Read more on CNS Business