Thirty staff members at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will receive training next month, to effectively mediate industrial disputes between employers and workers. The training will be offered through collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO). The disclosure was made by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, during her Sectoral Debate presentation in the House...

The Government has increased the allocation for social protection programmes to $29 billion for the 2016/17 fiscal year, which is $2 billion more than the previous period. Of this amount, $6.5 billion is for the provision of safety net initiatives through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, representing a nine per cent increase. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says work is ongoing to modernise the operations of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) in order to enhance its viability, efficiency and service delivery. She was making her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 28. She said that new software is being introduced to...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) will be undertaking a number of initiatives this fiscal year as it steps up its drive to build a culture of productivity among Jamaicans. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, said focus will be placed on influencing behavioural change through the provision of capacity building and customised productivity solutions to private- and...

The Employment Agencies Regulation Act is being reviewed to ensure that it remains relevant and takes into account new job recruitment practices. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, made the disclosure during her contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 28. The Act, among other things, makes provision for the licensing, regulation...

The new Board of the National Insurance Fund (NIF) will be undertaking a review of all existing projects, with a view to repositioning initiatives where necessary. This is according to Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, who was making her Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 28). She said this will allow...

A sum of $57.5 million will be provided this financial year through the Steps to Work and Social Intervention Programme (SIP) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, for entrepreneurial assistance to 815 persons. This was revealed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, in her 2016/17 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 28. Mrs. Robinson...