The revamped ‘Lengthman Programme’ will serve to absorb and repurpose labour from any temporary fallout due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. This was noted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his contribution to the 2020/21 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19. He informed that a “modernised, technology-enabled version” of the programme, which...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is encouraging all employers and business operators to explore the option of extending their services remotely to customers. This move is recommended as a precautionary measure to safeguard customers and workers to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which is now affecting Jamaica. Employers are also encouraged to make use...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is encouraging the use of its Labour Market Information System (LMIS) app and website by workers and employers. Speaking at the south-eastern region mega roadshow, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on January 30, State Minister, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said that since implementation of the Ministry’s roadshow...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says Jamaican workers participating in the United States agricultural and hospitality employment programmes have generated upwards of an estimated US$300 million in earnings over the past five years. Additionally, she said the number of persons taking up jobs in both sectors has risen to average nearly 7,000 per annum. “The significance...

To help increase youth employment, the Labour Ministry, through its Labour Market and Information System (LMIS), is on a recruitment drive, targeting young persons living in the parishes of Kingston, St. Thomas and St. Catherine. Jobseekers, such as cashiers, gas station workers, data entry clerks, administrative staff, security officers and accountants, are being encouraged to submit applications up to January...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is advising National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensioners that all pension vouchers with payable dates of Monday, December 23, 2019 to Thursday, December 26, 2019, may be encashed at the post office from Monday, December 16, 2019. Director of National Insurance at the Ministry, Portia Magus, tells JIS News that the early encashment of...

Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ms. Gillian Corrodus, says the Ministry is calling on parents and guardians to ensure that their children are protected and not forced to work. Speaking at the Ministry’s Eastern Roadshow on November 27 at the Anglican Church Hall in Port Maria, St. Mary, she said that the...