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Employment Termination in Jamaica

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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.

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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
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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.

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Probation periods

There’s no mandatory probationary period although collective agreements usually limit it to 3 - 6 months.

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