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Jamaica redundancy pay estimator

Screen the 104-week service rule and estimate Jamaica statutory redundancy pay using the legal service bands and normal-wage comparison.

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Use a normal working week, not an unusual final week.
The regulation compares one thirteenth of this amount with the last normal week's wages and uses the greater weekly base.
Do not select this only because the employer used the word redundancy. The legal reason matters.
Seasonal arrangements can change the legal screen.
An offer and its timing can affect entitlement.

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Eligibility is checked before any money is shown. Seasonal work and suitable re-employment are routed to review instead of producing false certainty.

How this estimate works

The ordinary service screen starts at 104 weeks of continuous employment. The first ten service years receive two weeks of normal pay per year, and service beyond ten years receives three weeks per year.

For a remaining part-year, 13 weeks or less is discarded, more than 13 through 39 weeks counts as half a year, and more than 39 weeks counts as one year.

The weekly base is the greater of the last normal working week’s wages and one thirteenth of aggregate normal wages for the last 13 normal working weeks. At J$60,000 a week, ten years produces J$1,200,000.

Questions people ask

How long must I work to qualify?

The ordinary statutory screen requires at least 104 weeks of continuous employment. Meeting the time rule does not by itself prove the dismissal is a qualifying redundancy.

How are partial years counted?

After full years, 13 weeks or less is discarded, more than 13 through 39 weeks counts as half a year, and more than 39 weeks counts as a full year.

Which weekly pay does the formula use?

The regulation compares the last normal working week's wages with one thirteenth of the last 13 normal working weeks and uses the greater base for the two-week or three-week multiple.

Does this include notice pay and unused leave?

No. The result keeps statutory redundancy separate. Notice, leave, contractual enhancements, tax, and other termination amounts require their own facts and are not silently added.

Sources

  1. Employment Termination and Redundancy Payments ActLaw or regulation
    lawSource: Ministry of Justicechecked
  2. Employment Termination and Redundancy Payments RegulationsLaw or regulation
    lawSource: Ministry of Labour and Social Securitychecked