During the period March 23, 2020 to October 16, 2020 the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) paid $123.2 million to 32,003 unemployment benefit claimants. Acting Director of the NIS, Jennifer Hunte confirmed the following unemployment benefit payments update: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PAYMENTS Year 2020 2019 2018 2017 Period Mar 23 – October 16 Jan – Dec Jan […]

During the period March 23, 2020 to September 30, 2020 the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) paid $117.8 million to 31,710 unemployment benefit claimants. Acting Director of the NIS, Jennifer Hunte confirmed the following unemployment benefit claims update: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS Year 2020 2019 2018 2017 Period Mar 23 – Sept 30 Jan – Dec Jan

Employees who were placed on layoff during the period March 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020 are reminded of the following: Under Sections 6A and 7A of the Severance Payments (Amendment) Act 2020-15, a) An employee who has been laid off or kept on short-time commencing at any time between the 1st day of March,