Umphathiswa Wezokhenketho waseJamaica, u-Hon. UEdmund Bartlett ithi i-250 yezigidi zeerandi zokuqala ze- $ 1 yezigidigidi ezibekelwe inkqubo yomhlala-phantsi yabasebenzi bezokhenketho ekudala ilindelwe nguRhulumente ihlawulwe kumanejala wengxowa-mali osanda kunyulwa, iSagicor Jamaica Limited.
“Isikimu somhlala-phantsi sabasebenzi bezokhenketho ekudala silindelwe sifikelele kwelinye inqanaba. Ngoku singabhengeza ukuba sinomThengi wezoTyalo-mali oyiSagicor kunye noLawulo lweNgxowa-mali nguGuardian General. Ukongeza i-J $ 250 yezigidi ze-J $ 1 yezigidigidi ezivela kwinaliti yoMphathiswa sele ithunyelwe kwimbewu kwingxowa-mali ukuqinisekisa ukuba aba basebenzi banomhlala-phantsi, utshilo uMphathiswa uBartlett.
Uqwalasele ukuba ngoku ulinde ukwamkelwa yiNdlu kwemigaqo, eza kuvula indlela yokuphunyezwa kweNgxowa-mali, nje ukuba abasebenzi beshishini babuyele emisebenzini yabo.
“Intlalontle yabasebenzi bethu kweli shishini isengumba ophambili kuthi kwiSebe lezoKhenketho. Siqhubela phambili nesi sikimu kuba sifuna ukuqinisekisa ukuba emva kwenkqubo ye- intsholongwane ye-Corona (I-COVID-19) idlulile, inkqubo yomhlala-phantsi izakubakhona, utshilo uMphathiswa uBartlett.
Inkqubo yomhlala-phantsi yabasebenzi bezokhenketho ichazwa njengesicwangciso esinegalelo esixhaswa ngumthetho, kwaye siyakufuna imirhumo enyanzelekileyo ngabasebenzi nabaqeshi.
Inkqubo yomhlala-phantsi yabasebenzi baseJamaica yenzelwe ukugubungela bonke abasebenzi abakumashishini abaneminyaka eli-18 ukuya kwengama-59 kwicandelo lezokhenketho, nokuba lisisigxina, lisisivumelwano, okanye bayazisebenza, utshilo uMphathiswa Wezokhenketho eJamaica. Iphinde yaqaphela ukuba oku kubandakanya abasebenzi basehotele kunye nabantu abaqeshwe kwamanye amacandelo okhenketho afana nabathengisi bezobugcisa, abathengisi bakhenkethi, abathwali bezinto ezibomvu, abasebenza ngeenqwelo zokuhamba, kunye nabasebenzi kwiindawo ezinomtsalane.
Izibonelelo ziya kuhlawulwa kubudala beminyaka engama-65 okanye ngaphezulu.
Icandelo loMphathiswa wezoKhenketho libonelela nge-1 yezigidi zeedola ukuyityala le ngxowa-mali ukuze izibonelelo ezikhawulezileyo zifumaneke kubantu abadla umhlala-phantsi abafanelekileyo abaye bahlangabezana nexesha lokuqala leminyaka emihlanu.
