Jamaica
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- Capital City
Kingston
- Currency
Jamaican dollar ($, JMD)
- Languages
English
- Population size
2,726,667
Employment termination in Jamaica
Termination process
Jamaican employees can be terminated at will, for business reasons, or because of the worker’s misconduct; workers must be notified in advance and given a written notice before being let go.
Notice period
Jamaican employees are required to a period of advance notice before they can be let go, depending on their tenure with their employer:
Up to five years of employment: two weeks’ notice
5 - 10 years of employment: four weeks’ notice
10 - 15 years of employment: six weeks’ notice
20+ years of employment: twelve weeks’ notice
Severance pay
Workers are only entitled to severance payments if they’re dismissed because of redundancy. In such a case, severance payments are calculated at two weeks’ pay per year for the first ten years of employment, and three weeks’ pay for each following year.
Probation periods
There’s no mandatory probationary period although collective agreements usually limit it to 3 - 6 months.