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UCASE General Secretary John Levy
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John Levy
By Clinton McGregor
The Union of Clerical Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) has called for the government to remove from all employment contracts, a clause which gives it the right to dismiss, without notice, any government employee who becomes mentally ill while on the job.
The union is also urging the private sector to take the same approach.
In a statement Thursday, UCASE General Secretary John Levy described the clause as outdated, backward and discriminatory.
"We see that clause as one that is offensive; it doesn't belong in today's modern world, and quite frankly, it should be removed," he insisted, saying it should be stripped from all employment arrangements.
Mr. Levy urged the Ministers of Health, Finance, Labour and Social Security, in consultation with mental health experts, trade unions and the Jamaica Employers Federation, to begin the process of making the required changes to the stipulation.
According to him, a more enlightened view of mental health challenges should be adopted in keeping with medical advancements.
The disputed clause allows the government the right to terminate the contract of the employee, without notice or payment in lieu of notice, if at anytime during the life of the contract, the employee becomes mentally ill on the job.
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