Jamaica Holiday with Pay Act explained

 

Written by: Damalio Powell

It is important to recognise that “Holiday” in British English is the equivalent to the word “vacation” in American English. In other words, the Holiday with Pay Act can also be viewed as the Vacation with Pay Act. The word leave in Britain speaks to time off. Annual leave is the legal number of days each year that an employee is allowed to be away from his or her job.  

The Jamaica Holiday with Pay Act is an act that that requires employees to receive paid holidays on an annual basis. The act was made active on January 1, 1973. 

The act covers leave pay and the eligibility for task rate employees, casual employees, and full-time employees. 

With the exception of casual workers, any employee that becomes sick during the first 12 months of his or her employment, that has worked for at least 110 days is entitled to be given during that period of 12 months sick leave with pay for a duration of 1 day for every 22 working days.

When an employee has achieved one year of service that individual will begin the new year with the full allocation of leave which is also true for vacation leave.