The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says this year’s Labour Day will be celebrated under the theme, Labour at Home. Minister Grange said the theme is in keeping with "the need for social distancing and the ban on large gatherings as we fight the spread of COVID-19.” Minister Grange said “Jamaicans will be asked...

Employers and employees are being encouraged to continue maintaining infection prevention and control measures when persons begin to return to work, after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic subsides. This advice comes from Director of Health Promotion and Protection Branch in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, who was addressing a digital press conference via telephone on Wednesday (April...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensioners that all pension vouchers with payable dates in May 2020 may be cashed as of Monday, May 4, 2020 at post offices. The National Commercial Bank (NCB) will only cash pension vouchers on or after the date payable. Director of National Insurance at the Ministry, Portia...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden, is encouraging pensioners to utilise the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Direct Deposit Payment system. Speaking with JIS News, Mrs. Roberts-Risden said the system will assist this group in complying with the Government’s social distancing protocol, which was implemented to protect citizens, particularly vulnerable groups, including the elderly and...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the country’s unemployment rate remains at an impressive low of 7.3 per cent, based on the January 2020 Labour Force Survey. Director General, Carol Coy, says the out-turn is 0.7 per cent lower than the rate of eight per cent recorded in January 2019, and just 0.1 per cent above the...

Local company Cal’s Manufacturing Limited is the latest company to support the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) containment effort, by donating food items to assist residents in the quarantined community of Corn Piece in Clarendon. The items include water, corned beef, mackerel, vinegar, syrup, ketchup, lime juice, among others. They were handed over at a ceremony held on Wednesday (April 8) at...

The Ministry of Labour & Social Security remains committed to working with our valued customers during this difficult time, and wants everyone to remain safe and healthy. In keeping with the national directive to observe social distance practices, we are asking our clients to make visits to our offices only in cases of extreme necessity. If you have queries, please...