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Employers Encouraged To Embrace Remote Work

President of the Caribbean Employers' Confederation, Wayne Chen, is calling for local employers to embrace flexible and remote work in order to become more productive and globally competitive, and to design a system to measure employee output when they operate outside of...

Director of Communications and Public Relations at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Camille Beckford.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Utilise Backyards On Labour Day

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at a recent virtual Jamaica Information Service Think Tank. (Donald De La Haye)

Look Out For Vector Breeding Sites On Labour Day

President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation, David Wan (third left), places a wreath at the Aggie Bernard monument, Kingston Craft Market, downtown Kingston, on May 18, in recognition of National Workers Week/Labour Day. Workers Week is being observed under the theme ’Safeguarding our Labour Force amid COVID-19’, to pay tribute to the Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour Riots, which has led to improved working conditions for the workers of today. Observing are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Allando Terrelonge.

PHOTOS: Wreath-Laying At Aggie Bernard Monument

Acting Head of the Hugh Shearer Labour Studies Institute (HSLSI), Lauren Marsh, addresses the Labour Talks virtual panel discussion on Wednesday, May 19.

Flexible Work Arrangements Have Positive Impact On Labour Market

5 years ago Labour

Workers’ Week And Labour Day Church Service May 23

The National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Church Service will take place on Sunday, May 23 at Mandeville Church of God in Jamaica, 5 Brumalia Road, Manchester, beginning at 10:00 a.m. This year, Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 24, as the designated date (May 23) falls on a Sunday. The focus is on ‘Promoting a Clean and...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at a recent virtual Jamaica Information Service Think Tank..

5 years ago Labour

Persons Encouraged To Work At Home On Labour Day

Jamaicans are being encouraged to work on projects at home to mark Labour Day on Monday, May 24. This, against the background of restrictions under the Disaster Risk Management Act to contain the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, including an all-day curfew on May 24. Traditionally observed on May 23, the Day is being marked on May 24 this...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at a virtual JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (May 12).

5 years ago Labour

Forestry Department Supplying Trees For Labour Day

Jamaicans engaged in tree-planting activities this Labour Day are being encouraged to contact the Forestry Department in Kingston and its parish offices. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said that persons can get up to 10 timber and ornamental trees at the Department’s parish offices in St. Thomas, St. Mary, Portland, St. Ann, Manchester and St....

Divisional Director of Industrial Relations and Allied Services, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus.

5 years ago Labour

Labour Industrial Relations Webinar To Highlight Activities For Workers’ Week

Workers’ Week 2021 will be highlighted by the staging of a Labour Industrial Relations webinar on Wednesday, May 19, under the theme ‘Advancing Flexible Work Arrangements in Jamaica’. Divisional Director for Industrial Relations and Allied Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus, told JIS News that the webinar is part of the Ministry’s ongoing ‘Labour Talks’...

Minister of Labour & Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right) with (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden; High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne. Occasion was a visit to the National Insurance Fund offices, 40 Knutsford Boulevard in Kingston. The discussions revolved around strengthening the current bilateral agreements between Jamaica and Canada.

5 years ago LabourSocial Security

PHOTOS: Minister Karl Samuda Following Discussions With Canadian High Commissioner

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, outlining plans for Workers Week and National Labour Day 2021 in the House of Representatives, on May 5.

5 years ago Labour

Persons Encouraged To Work At Home On Labour Day

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says no National Labour Day project will be held this year. She said that Jamaicans are being encouraged to labour at home, adding that the theme for Workers Week and National Labour Day is promoting a clean and healthy environment. Delivering a statement in the House of Representatives on May...

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

5 years ago LabourSocial Security

State Minister Calls For Partnership To Ensure Wellness At The Workplace

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, is calling for concerted partnership to ensure wellness at the workplace. The State Minister, who was addressing a virtual business conference organised by the University of Technology (UTech), on May 5, said the global statistics of injuries at the workplace is “worrisome”, hence his call for...