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Employees are eligible for membership in the Association from the first date of employment.

1. Download and fill out our membership form
2. Get your form authorized by your employer
3. Scan and email your authorized  form at jcsasecretariat@jcsisera.org
4. After your first payment of membership fee you can enjoy our exclusive benefits

Membership in the Jamaica Civil Service Mutual Thrift Society is restricted to members of the association who are permanent.

The annual subscription rate for ordinary members and pensioners shall be determined by the Annual General Meeting from time to time. In the case of pensioners, subscriptions shall be paid monthly, in advance but may be accepted annually, in advance. The membership dues for the JCSA is currently one percent (1%) of the member’s basic salary.

The membership of the Association shall consist of:

1. Ordinary members
2. Life Members
3. Honorary members
4. Affiliate members

Ordinary Membership consists of:

(a) All Permanent, Temporary , Contract Officers, and Temporary Officers on secondment to Government projects, Government of Jamaica Projects Staff and Pensioners of:
Central Government
Statutory Bodies
Executive Agencies
Privatized and Commercialised Government Entities.

All employees listed at Rule (a) are eligible for membership in the Association from the first date of employment.

Life Membership:

Life Membership may be conferred on an individual who has given exceptional service as an ordinary member of the Association over a period of not less than ten (10) years. This may be granted to an ordinary member upon determination by the Executive Committee from time to time, provided that all existing life members shall continue to enjoy that status.

Honorary Membership:

Honorary Membership may be conferred, on the discretion of the General Council on a person who, in the opinion of the Council, has rendered valuable service to the Association.

Affiliate Membership:

May be granted to a person who is a member of an Association having ( in relation to the Public Service of some country other than Jamaica) aims and objects which, in the opinion of the General Council, are similar to those of this Association during his tour of duty in Jamaica.

Membership in the Association shall be terminated by:

1. Voluntary resignation in writing addressed to the General Secretary
2. The Member being in arrears in the payment of subscription for twelve (12) months, or more
3. Expulsion of the member
4. Death

A member whose subscription is twelve months in arrears, shall cease to be a member of the Association and his name shall be removed from the roll of members in accordance with Rule 8, Section (i) (b) of the Constitution. A person, who ceases to be a member of the Association by reason of arrears of subscription, may be re-admitted to membership on payment of a year’s subscription. A person who has ceased to be a member of the Association by voluntary resignation shall only be re- admitted to membership on payment of such arrears of subscription as may be outstanding at the time of his resignation. An application for re-admission shall be made in such form as may be approved by the Executive Committee from time to time.
Membership cards shall be issued by, or on instructions of the Treasurer to all Ordinary Members in good financial standing. These cards shall be produced at any Meeting, if required and at such other times and places as the General Secretary may direct.