Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging Jamaicans who will be returning to work on June 1, to act responsibly and follow the protocols that have been implemented to lessen the possibility of their contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and minimise the spread of the virus. “We know the measures that we have to take until we get...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), makes remarks before placing a wreath at the Aggie Bernard Monument, Kingston Craft Market, downtown Kingston, on May 19, in recognition of National Workers’ Week/Labour Day. Workers’ Week is being observed under the theme ‘Together we rise, together we build and together we progress’, to pay tribute to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging Jamaicans to use Labour Day to “clean up and fix up” their home environments and heighten preparations for the upcoming hurricane season. This year’s Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 25 under the theme ‘Labour at Home’. Minister Grange said that the theme is relevant in...

Come June 1, employees who have been working from home since March as part of measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), will be allowed to return to work. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who indicated that Government will not be renewing the work-from-home order when it expires at the end of May. However, Mr....

Divisional Director for Industrial Relations and Allied Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus, says the observation of Workers’ Week 2020 provides an opportunity for Jamaicans to reflect on the achievements of the past and plan for the future. “It is to reflect on what we have been doing for many years but also to [look]...

The Forestry Department in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is making its resources readily available to the public, so that persons can ‘Labour at Home’ in keeping with the theme for Labour Day this year. “This is an opportunity for members of the public, because starting Monday (May 18), we are going to be, for a two-week...

Preparations are well advanced for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2020 activities. This year’s Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, under the theme ‘Labour at Home’. Workers’ Week begins on May 17 and culminates on Labour Day. Labour Day is celebrated on May 23 each year. If the date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then it...