Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President Jason Russell is pushing for changes to Jamaica’s labour laws, arguing that some regulations are too rigid for small businesses and place an unfair burden on micro and small operators.

Russell, who was re-elected unopposed on Wednesday night to serve a second term as MBCCI president, said labour-law reform would be among the key issues his administration intends to champion over the next year.

“We would like to balance the labour laws a little bit better. We find that they’re favouring the employee a little bit more than it should, and that’s something we really want to tackle this year,” Russell told The Gleaner.