Employers, who restrict a person’s right to work, based on their HIV status, could face sanctions under the proposed Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill. “All offences under the Bill...

Plans remain on track for enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act within this legislative year, says Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier. “The Justice...

Beginning November, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will spearhead a 12-month islandwide public education campaign, aimed at promoting the importance of productivity as a national priority focus. Dubbed:...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says if Jamaica is to attain the level of growth of some of its CARICOM and global trading partners, it must...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is seeking to establish a fee structure for the issuance of CARICOM Skills Certificates. The provision comes under amendments to the CARICOM Free...

The Minimum Wage Advisory Commission (MWAC) on September 26, concluded its series of island-wide consultations on the national minimum wage, at a two-hour session held at the Ministry of Labour...

Secondary school students have until 4:00 p.m. today, September 27, to submit their entries for the Jamaica Productivity Centre’s (JPC) poster competition. Entries can be handed in at the JPC’s...

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) will host a two-day conference in observance of Productivity Awareness Week, October 7 to 11. To take place at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston...