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LASCO FINANCIAL
SERVICES LIMITED
Venessa Jackson
43 Dunrobin Avenue,
38 ½ RED HILLS ROAD Dunrobin Acres Phase II,
KINGSTON 10
Kingston 10
JAMAICA W.I.
REPORT
In this capacity, you will report to the Branch Manager or designate who will direct
and oversee your duties.
WORKING HOURS
The business operates from Mondays through to Saturdays. Normal working hours are
between 7:45 am to 4:30 p.m. The nature of your position may require you to work in
excess of these hours. Under LASCO’s policies, no overtime compensation will be
paid for any additional hours unless pre-authorized. You may be required to work on
Saturdays in which case a day off will be granted. In addition, annually the company
conducts its mandatory AML/CFT Compliance Training which is held on Sundays. As
an employee of LFSL you are required to attend this mandatory training in which case
you will be compensated.
PLACE OF WORK
You are primarily assigned to work at 38 ½ Red Hills Road Kingston; however, you
may be required to operate from any branch designated by your manager in order to
carry out the proper performance and exercise of your duties. Your duties may
Directors: require you to travel between branches on the business of the Company as
• James E.D. Rawle, CD (Chairman) determined from time to time.
• Jacinth Hall-Tracey (Managing)
• Dr. Eileen Chin
• Compton Rodney
• Vincent Chen
• Colin Maxwell
• David Andrade
• Bevan Callam
Venessa Jackson
March 18, 2024
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
You will be required to serve a probationary period of three (3) months. During
this time, your first performance assessment will be done at three (3) months. If
you meet the standards required by the organization, a letter of confirmation will
be given to you at the end of the three (3) months period. If performance is not
satisfactory, you may (mgt. decision) receive an extended trial up to a maximum of
six (6) months. After final assessment, a decision will be taken whether to confirm
you or terminate your employment with us.
TERMINATION
In the first ninety (90) days of probation your employment may be terminated by
either party without notice or payment in lieu of notice by either party to the other.
Thereafter, if the company considers termination, we will be required to give
notice of two (2) weeks, or two (2) weeks salary payment in lieu of notice to you.
If you consider termination, you will be required to give notice of two (2) weeks,
or two (2) weeks salary payment in lieu of notice to the company. Any breaches of
this arrangement will warrant payment in lieu of notice by either party to the other.
The Company manual further details any other criteria that may result in
termination.
REMUNERATION
Your compensation package will be as follows:
Basic Salary $1,320,000.00 per annum (taxable)
Lunch Allowance $ 260,000.00 per annum (taxable)
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Venessa Jackson
March 18, 2024
TERMS
The laws of Jamaica govern the terms and conditions of employment. This
employment contract is governed by the policies and procedures of LASCO
Financial Services Limited. These policies may change from time-to-time and you
will be advised accordingly, by Management. You are expected to always respect
and uphold such policies and guidelines. A copy of the company manual will be
presented to you on commencement. You will be required to thoroughly read
through and sign the attestation page confirming that you will conform to the stated
guidelines.
DRESS CODE
The company always requires professional attire and expects that you will adorn
yourself likewise and comply with the dress code outlined in our company policy
document presented to you on commencement. Uniforms are usually offered in 18-
to-24-month cycles and as such will be issued when the cycle is due. This decision
may be amended based on the company’s ability to afford same.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Information about the company or matters affecting the company is confidential
and should not be discussed with any person(s) inside or outside of the company.
You are required to sign a Declaration of Secrecy Non-disclosure agreement.
BACKGROUND CHECK
All employees will be subjected to a detailed security investigation and is required
to sign a background check authorization form to commission these investigations.
Should there be any adverse findings, the company reserves the right to sever all
connections with the affected party immediately.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
By signing this agreement, you are hereby making a declaration that you are free of
any non-compete clause arising from your previous employment arrangements and
can unquestionably perform the duties set out without prejudice or fear of legal
ramifications. Failure to make any necessary disclosure will not cause the company
to be liable in any competing situations.
ATTENDANCE
Your attendance record is based on the signing of an onsite Attendance Register
daily or when remoting accessing the network and remaining available virtually
during the workday. Failure to do so, for whatever reason, should be reported to
your Department Head in order to avoid confusion as to the amount of leave due to
you and performance demerits.
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Venessa Jackson
March 18, 2024
VACATION LEAVE
Vacation leave is given as follows for all job categories below senior management:
- 2 weeks Vacation Leave after 1 year’s service
- 3 weeks Vacation Leave after 5 years’ service
- 4 weeks Vacation Leave after 10 years’ service
Two (2) weeks’ leave per annum is given in case of illness. Further sick leave can
be considered by the company depending on special or extenuating circumstances.
PENSION SCHEME
It is mandatory to participate in the Company’s Pension Scheme, after you have
satisfactorily completed your probationary period. Under the rules of the
Company’s Pension Plan, each employee must contribute a minimum of 5% of
their gross salary to the Plan, which will be matched by a non-refundable 5% from
the company. You also have the option to contribute an additional 1 -10% from
your gross salary. This portion, however, is not matched by the company as it is an
optional contribution.
MEDICAL SCHEME
The company offers a medical scheme and this is made available to all employees
after satisfactorily completing the required probationary period. Should you wish
to add your dependents to the Scheme then the difference in cost between the
single plan and the family plan must be borne by you.
We trust that you will find these terms and conditions acceptable and in
confirmation, we will appreciate you signing and returning a copy of same to the
Human Resource Department.We look forward to a mutually beneficial working
relationship.
Yours faithfully,
LASCO FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Norris Clarke (Mr.) Nordel Leach-Murphy (Mrs.)
Chief Financial Officer Human Resource Manager
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I have read, understood, and accept the terms and conditions of this
Employment Contract.
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LASCO FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED - Employee Data Sharing Consent Form
Recipients:
• Human Resource Personnels for the purpose of records management.
• Company Auditors for the purpose of ensuring compliance with our regulators,
• Sagicor Jamaica and CGM Gallagher Insurance Brokers for the purpose of obtaining life, health,
personal accident, pension and filing claims,
• Payroll/Accounts for the purpose of salary and benefit payments,
• IT for the purpose of user access set-up
• Wholesale Photos for the purpose of obtaining a company ID.
• Premier Loss Adjustors for the purpose of background checks
Duration: The duration of this consent will be for the tenure of employment with LASCO Financial
Services Limited or until the consent is withdrawn by you.
Consent
We request your consent for collecting and processing your data in accordance with the requirements
of the DPA, 2020 and any policy governing LFSL.