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Finance Ministry And JCTU Reaches Agreement

Minister of Finance Dr. Nigel Clarke and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) have arrived at a long-anticipated agreement for a revised Public Sector Compensation System. 

It features elements such as extended maternity leave and the introduction of paternity leave. Adopted parents are also entitled to twenty days leave under the new system. 

Speaking with CVM Live on Friday, President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions Helene Davis-Whyte says while not every public sector worker will benefit, no one will be disadvantaged by the implementation. 

She says she is looking forward to the new implementation, which will happen over three years with an effective date of April 1, 2023. Also, the much anticipated paternity leave will take effect on January 1 next year. Davis-Whyte says registered fathers of newborn babies will be entitled to twenty days leave. 

The revised Public Sector Compensation System has been brewing since 2018.

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