The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) will host its second quarterly Productivity Forum on Thursday, November 11, starting at 2:00 p.m. The virtual event will be held under the theme ‘Productivity, COVID-19 and Human Capital Development’. Chief Technical Director at the JPC, Tamar Nelson, told JIS News  that low productivity has been a challenge in Jamaica over the last decade. Recognising...

 

Cabinet is shortly expected to deliberate on the proposed implementation of a Government of Jamaica Employee Management Policy. The Policy incorporates minimum standards that will, among other things, standardise the approach to employee performance management across the public sector. It is expected to facilitate a culture of performance among public servants by enabling their development to become results-oriented, high performing...

The Disabilities Act is to come into effect on February 14, 2022. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the announcement during Wednesday’s (October.6) sitting of the House of Representatives as he tabled the Disabilities Regulations, 2021, Resolution. The Regulations were approved by Members of the House and will now enable the Disabilities Act and all its...

A total of 180 trainees will graduate from the Alexandria College of Continuing Education in November in various skill disciplines. This was noted by Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Western, Hon. Zavia Mayne, while contributing to the 2021/22 State of the Constituency Debate in the House...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, says he is looking forward to working with the relevant stakeholders for further development of the Overseas Employment Programme. He made the remarks at a send-off ceremony held recently at the New Kingston offices of the National Insurance Fund for farmworkers heading to the United States of America to take up...