Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the Ministry will ensure that workers and employers are fully aware of their rights and responsibilities under the impending flexi-work arrangements. The Minister gave the commitment Tuesday, September 9, as he opened the debate on the Employment (Flexible Work Arrangements) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act in the House of Representatives. He said...

The Trelawny Parish Office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be relocated to 4 King Street in Falmouth (near to the Bank of Nova Scotia), effective Monday, September 15, 2014. Telephone numbers remain the same and the public is encouraged to access service at: 954-3312 954-3631 617-5506 (Labour Division) 954-5786 (fax) For further information, persons may contact...

Measures being implemented by Government should see a reduction in the number of Jamaicans, who receive welfare support, over the next two years. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is introducing a $600 million welfare-to-work programme for some 2,000 beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The initiative will be carried out under the Steps-To-Work...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has expressed full confidence in the National Insurance Board, which provides advice on investments for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) funds. The Board, which began a new two-year term earlier this year, is chaired by Economist, Ralston Hyman. Mr. Kellier said the work of the Board, past and present, has resulted...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has appealed to all working persons, including the self-employed, to make their contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). “In the final analysis, the benefits to be derived under the scheme, when compared to contributions, are indeed very generous,” he said. The Minister pointed out that under the law, all working...

An upgraded parish office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security was officially opened in Falmouth, Trelawny, on September 4, by portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier. The facility, located at 4 King Street, was refurbished and extended at a cost of $100 million, funded by the National Insurance Fund (NIF). Addressing the ceremony, Minister Kellier said the opening is...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the annual Steps-to-Work summer camps have been successful in helping to re-integrate at-risk young people into the formal education system. “The summer camp intervention has proven to be very effective in meeting its objectives as results show that upwards of 83 per cent of the participants are ultimately re-integrated in...