In this Panel Discussion, we examine the Prime Minister’s suggestion that Jamaica may need to import skilled labour for the construction sector, online is the Island Supervisor for the National Workers Union, Khurt Fletcher, and in-studio Lenworth Kelly,...
With a number of sectors forced to scale back as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what are the implications regarding Jamaica’s redundancy laws, whereby employees would be entitled to redundancy payments after being out of work for a specified period of time? Can...
The first batch of farmworkers was sent off on Friday to Canada- the first set to leave for the new year for the farmworker program. It is a part of a 54-year partnership between Canada and Jamaica and is expected to benefit both countries economically. Jamaican men...
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the number of employed Jamaicans was 1,254,100 as of July 2019, representing a 2.6 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year. According to the Labour Force Survey for July, the number of...
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