workers Archives

People

President Halimah & Chan Chun Sing honour top educators at annual President’s Award for Teachers

There’s helping students achieve excellent grades. There’s also imparting excellent qualities of character to students. Both are important. Here, the Government recognises inspirational teachers who achieve both with the annual President’s Award for ...

2 September 2022

2 mins read

Perspectives

Tripartite partnership even more crucial in post-Covid S’pore

It’s worth repeating this again: tripartism is the bedrock of an inclusive & progressive Singaporean society. After all, the Singapore success story cannot be told without the cooperation between employers, trade unions and the Government. ...

29 August 2022

2 mins read

Plus

8 quotes from PM Lee to sum up NDR 2022

Is it angry? Is it happy? Did they say “tuh” or “duh”? “Ker” or “ger”? Otherwise you grow up with a blank space in your brain. – On the need to relax mask wearing in schools. Singapore will be relaxing Covid-19 restrictions

21 August 2022

2 mins read

Policies

PM Lee: S’pore must not stop seeking out top talent who can contribute to S’pore Story

Back in the 1980s, one of our founding fathers Dr Goh Keng Swee identified the potential of biomedicine and set up the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB). Fast forward to the 90s, the Singapore government took Dr Goh’s vision and

21 August 2022

2 mins read

Policies

Retail workers to earn more & enjoy better prospects with Progressive Wage Model

What’s happening? The Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for Singaporean or permanent residents retail workers will start from Sep 1 this year. In short, they can expect annual pay increments of 8.4 to 8.5 per cent over the next three years. The prog

16 August 2022

1 min read

Policies

Businesses must fulfil responsibilities as part of social compact: DPM Wong

Firms must invest in workers, ensure fair employment practices and improve quality of jobs so that workers can enjoy better pay and progression over their lifetimes, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. These are the responsibilities companies m ...

12 August 2022

1 min read

Policies

Response of the day: Livelihoods of our people are not a theoretical exercise to us – Alvin Tan

In his reply to WP’s Associate Professor Jamus Lim’s motion on how macroeconomic policies can play a role in addressing cost of living, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan countered in Parliament on Jul 5 that SingaporeR ...

5 July 2022

2 mins read

Policies

herCareer is cool stuff

Sure, having a job and spending the hard-earned salary supporting yourself or the family is cool, but you know what’s cooler? Helping Singaporean women who wants to re-enter the workforce find training and work opportunities. And that’s w ...

10 June 2022

2 mins read

Perspectives

S’pore and Hong Kong have much to gain by working together

This op-ed first appeared on South China Morning Post on May 30, 2022 By Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean Singapore and Hong Kong enjoy excellent and long-standing relations, underpinned by strong economic ties, people-to-people links and regular exchan ...

31 May 2022

3 mins read

Perspectives

Parliamentary quote that’s music to our ears: Gan Siow Huang on flexible work arrangements

Manpower Minister of State Gan Siow Huang said in Parliament on May 10, 2022 that flexible work arrangements remain relevant and the tripartite partners agree that employers should sustain and promote such arrangements as a permanent feature of the w ...

10 May 2022

1 min read

Policies

We have responsibility to keep all workers safe: PM Lee on recent workplace accidents

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on employers, supervisors and workers to take safety at the workplace seriously. “Lives are at stake. We have a responsibility to keep all our workers safe, whether they are local or foreign,” he wrot ...

9 May 2022

1 min read

Policies

Ukraine war affecting S’pore but PAP govt doing its best to cushion impact

The major external event that is the war in Ukraine is affecting Singapore but the PAP government is doing all it can to cushion the impact and alleviate the cost-of-living pressures said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his May Day Rally

1 May 2022

2 mins read

Policies

We count the number of times ‘tripartite’ & ‘tripartism’ appeared in Tan See Leng’s May Day message

While many countries experienced strikes and stoppages at the height of the pandemic, Singapore’s tripartite partners worked in unison and came through the last two years without the need for excessive regulation or litigation, said Manpower Mi ...

29 April 2022

2 mins read

Perspectives

Comment: Chan Chun Sing’s latest speech on hunting for ‘perfect’ employees reminiscent of Man Utd’s fortunes

It has been a piss-poor decade to be a Manchester United fan. Ever since Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the 2012/2013 season, United fans all over the world are on a never-ending, one-way journey to mediocrity with the occasional

28 April 2022

2 mins read

Policies

Why teaching with masks on is challenging for both teachers & students, explained by Chan Chun Sing

Following the announcement that selected teachers and students will have the option to remove their masks during language and literacy lessons from Mar 29, 2022, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing further explained the move with a Facebook post. He wr ...

26 March 2022

1 min read

Policies

COMPASS points to a future with strong S’porean core

Just a few days ago, NTUC’s Deputy Secretary-General Chee Hong Tat presented in Parliament the labour movement’s approach of better growth, protection and skills, or GPS. Underscoring the importance of charting the right direction, Manpow ...

5 March 2022

1 min read

Policies

GPS approach to workers will ensure S’pore moves toward the right direction

A strong tripartite partnership will enable workers to benefit from better growth, protection and skills – or GPS – according to Deputy Secretary-General of the labour movement Chee Hong Tat. While this GPS shows us how to get there, we must be

2 March 2022

3 mins read

Policies

Budget 2022 heralds an improved & stronger social compact in S’pore

Described as “masterful” and “well-rounded” in some quarters, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong delivered a Budget that also heralds an improved and stronger social compact in Singapore . The groundbreaking measures will further ...

20 February 2022

3 mins read

Perspectives

How S’poreans will benefit from Budget 2022

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong delivered the Budget 2022 statement today (Feb 18). He opened by saying that Singapore’s economy has rebounded strongly from its worst recession since independence, with unemployment rate coming down to 3.2 per ce ...

18 February 2022

2 mins read

Policies

NTUC helped match over 46,000 workers to jobs during pandemic & will help manage cost of living

The National Trades Union Congress’ (NTUC) e2i has matched more than 46,000 workers to new or secondary jobs from the early days of the pandemic in Feb 2020 to Dec last year. This after the creation of the Job Security Council that

9 February 2022

1 min read

workers - Page 6

President Halimah & Chan Chun Sing honour top educators at annual President’s Award for Teachers

Tripartite partnership even more crucial in post-Covid S’pore

8 quotes from PM Lee to sum up NDR 2022

PM Lee: S’pore must not stop seeking out top talent who can contribute to S’pore Story

Retail workers to earn more & enjoy better prospects with Progressive Wage Model

Businesses must fulfil responsibilities as part of social compact: DPM Wong

Response of the day: Livelihoods of our people are not a theoretical exercise to us – Alvin Tan

herCareer is cool stuff

S’pore and Hong Kong have much to gain by working together

Parliamentary quote that’s music to our ears: Gan Siow Huang on flexible work arrangements

We have responsibility to keep all workers safe: PM Lee on recent workplace accidents

Ukraine war affecting S’pore but PAP govt doing its best to cushion impact

We count the number of times ‘tripartite’ & ‘tripartism’ appeared in Tan See Leng’s May Day message

Comment: Chan Chun Sing’s latest speech on hunting for ‘perfect’ employees reminiscent of Man Utd’s fortunes

Why teaching with masks on is challenging for both teachers & students, explained by Chan Chun Sing

COMPASS points to a future with strong S’porean core

GPS approach to workers will ensure S’pore moves toward the right direction

Budget 2022 heralds an improved & stronger social compact in S’pore

How S’poreans will benefit from Budget 2022

NTUC helped match over 46,000 workers to jobs during pandemic & will help manage cost of living

Archives

Tags

Suggestions

workers - Page 6

Archives

Tags