Junior doctors restive, JMDA warns of taking ‘measures’ to press IDT on delayed overtime pay ruling

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September 24, 2026

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Junior doctors restive, JMDA warns of taking ‘measures’ to press IDT on delayed overtime pay ruling

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There could be disruptions in the public health system as the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) says junior doctors are restive, and that the association is prepared to step up its action to register its frustration with the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) over the lack of a ruling in the long-running dispute with the Ministry of Health over overtime and incentive payments.

The JMDA has been waiting for months for the IDT to make a decision.

The association has been pressing the IDT to make an award of $31 billion in back money for overtime, while the Government’s calculation for retroactive overtime payment for the doctors is $23 billion.

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