Many employers in Jamaica seem to forget that the rights of their employees are protected by the sacred Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act (LRIDA) and the Labour Relations Code enacted in 1975. Certainly, we are long past the master and servant days when employees in Jamaica were governed by the Master Servant Act (1842).
The pandemic is accelerating the transition to a digital economy. New ways of working and shopping mean certain roles in data analysis and consumer behaviour, for example, will become more common. The new decade will also require higher-skilled roles. LinkedIn and Microsoft have teamed up to offer online training for the roles they’ve identified that
Samuel Reid, 62, otherwise called ‘Colonel Reid’, of Berwick district, Riversdale in St Catherine has been charged with two counts of obtaining money by means of false pretence after he allegedly pretended to be a member of the Jamaica Defence Force. Reports are that sometime between March and May, Reid met the complainants on a
Firstly – accept the wake-up call! Things have changed due to the novel coronavirus crisis. We have lost jobs, been furloughed, or abruptly become self-employed. We don’t know how things are going to play out over the coming months. It can feel chaotic and stressful. There are plenty of things we can’t change, but there
WITH THE restrictions on public gatherings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus is taking a major part of its recruitment efforts for the 2020-2021 first-semester student intake online. In this regard, the campus will host two online recruitment fairs on June 18 and 25. Both
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says it has resumed the process of recruiting election day workers. The EOJ says it is seeking honest, non-partisan, civic-minded persons to fill the posts. General elections are due next year but there have been speculations that the polls may be held this year. Who can apply * Must
AS of June 1, 2020, the Government’s general “work from home” COVID-19 order expired and has been replaced with what has been coined a “work smart, work safe” order. The Prime Minister (PM) has also urged that employees should be allowed to work from wherever they can be most effective, particularly if the nature of
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is projecting that the unemployment rate could climb as high as 12 per cent owing to COVID-19, which led to widespread layoffs in the Jamaican economy. This is coming from 7.3 per cent, which was reported in January this year. Speaking at the BOJ’s quarterly news briefing on Wednesday, Deputy
In a recently concluded socio-economic impact assessment, it was determined that for every direct employment through Red Stripe, 14 more jobs are created in the economy. Twenty-five-year-old Romario Laing is an example of this. As a client service coordinator at Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd, he has learnt the value of collaboration, teamwork, and a
Some Jamaican farm workers in Ontario are having second thoughts about signing a waiver releasing both Jamaican and Canadian governments of responsibility, should they fall ill amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and are suggesting that Jamaica renegotiate a better package for farm workers, given the increased risks. This, following recent reports that at least 17 Jamaicans
