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Industrial Action looming at EL GRECO HOTEL
BITU, Workers react angrily to dismissal of Senior Delegate….
May 11 2017
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No resolution yet to BITU-BOJ dispute
The dispute is in relation to alleged anomalies in the compensation structure at the Bank of Jamaica.
March 29 2017
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Labour Ministry intervenes in dispute at BOJ
A statement from the Ministry says the meeting has been called to deal with a 72-hour Notice of Industrial Action, issued by the BITU
March 24 2017
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Unionised BOJ workers restive
Kavan Gayle, President-General of the BITU, said the parties had agreed during the negotiations to continue to pursue some issues that would have been concluded before the submissions of wage claims.
March 23 2017
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BITU to meet with BNS management concerning redundancies
RJR News was informed on Monday by the BITU that the positions of the nearly 100 workers will be made redundant and the services they provided will be outsourced to Trinidad.
March 22 2017
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Union rejects BNS redundancy plan
That has already been done in the case of The Bahamas, he said with a number of jobs in that country being transferred to the Dominican Republic.
March 20 2017
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Government pensioners get an increase starting April 2017
However, the following persons are not eligible for the increase: Governor Generals, Prime Ministers, persons previously covered by the United Kingdom/Jamaican Public Officers Agreement; Awards granted by the Citizens Distinguished Service Grants Committee; Awards granted by the Assistance Committee; and awards granted by the Government Pensioners Relief Fund Committee.
March 19 2017