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Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaking during the agency’s digital quarterly media briefing on Monday (January 17).

Unemployment Falls To Record Low Of 7.1 Per Cent

The country’s unemployment rate fell to a record low of 7.1 per cent for October 2021, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Labour Force Survey for the month. This is 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous 7.2...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), listens to a comment from newly appointed Country Manager, Bahia Principe Resort Jamaica, Brian Sang (right), during a courtesy call on the Minister at the National Insurance Fund (NIF) offices in New Kingston on January 11. Also sharing in the discussion is Chief Operating Officer, Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts, Antonio Teijeiro. Mr. Sang is the first Jamaican to hold this position and assumed duties effective January 3.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda’s Courtesy Call With Bahia Principe’s New Country Manager

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts Risden is given a demonstration of the WiPay cash transaction system by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), WiPay Jamaica Limited, Aldwyn Wayne. The occasion was the launch of the COVID – 19 Cash Assistance programme on Tuesday (December 22).

Labour Ministry Urges Greater Take Up Of Social Pension Programme

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden. (File Photo)

Labour Ministry To Phase In Monthly Pension Payments Beginning January

Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lyndon Ford.

Labour Ministry To Host Job Fair Dec. 28-30

4 years ago Labour

MLSS North Street Office Telephone Numbers Out of Service

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising the public that the telephone numbers 876-922-9500-15 for its office located at 1F North Street, Kingston, are temporarily out of service. The service provider is currently working assiduously to have the problem resolved in the shortest possible time. The Ministry apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) converses with Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, during a tour of the Savanna-la-Mar Market in Westmoreland on Thursday (December 9).

4 years ago LabourLocal GovernmentRural Development

Emergency Repairs to be Undertaken at Savanna-La-mar Market

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says $50 million will be set aside to undertake emergency repairs at the Savanna-la-Mar Market, in Westmoreland. Mr. McKenzie was addressing a press briefing after a tour of the facility, on Thursday (December 9). “Once the necessary estimates have been provided, I have instructed the Chief Technical Officer in the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda

5 years ago Labour

Informal Sector Workers to Get NIS Benefits

For the first time, Jamaica’s household helpers and fisherfolk will be able to secure pension benefits under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) as the Government moves to formalise these sectors. This will be facilitated under the Transition to Formality Action Plan, which will see this segment of workers being able to access health and life insurance, pension and other facilities...

Director of National Insurance at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), Portia Magnus.

5 years ago Labour

Domestic Workers Targeted For NIS Registration

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is targeting domestic workers as it ramps up its public education campaign under the National Transition to Formality initiative. The programme is aimed at increasing National Insurance Scheme (NIS) coverage for specific groups of workers. It involves partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU). Director...

5 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry Hosting Virtual Job Fair To Fill Vacancies At Trelawny Hotel

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is hosting a virtual hospitality job fair to fill several vacancies at a hotel in Trelawny. Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE), Lyndon Ford, told JIS News that there is an urgent need for skilled individuals and is encouraging persons living in the geographical location of Trelawny, St. James and St....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. (JIS File Photo)

5 years ago Labour

JPC Actively Engaged In Building Awareness About Productivity

The Government, through the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), is actively developing a policy framework to build better awareness about productivity at the individual, enterprise and national levels. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, during the recent staging of the Centre’s virtual productivity workshop. “This approach will allow schools...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

5 years ago Labour

Productivity Workshops Coming in the New Year

Come January, the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), in collaboration with the Hugh Shearer Labour Studies Institute, will be offering a series of workshops on productivity management. This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, during the Centre’s virtual productivity workshop on Thursday (November 11). He said the Centre will form...