Budget debate: PSP proposes $1,200 monthly levy on EP holders to even out 'wage disadvantage' of localsSINGAPORE - A monthly levy of $1,200 should be imposed on all Employment Pass holders immediately to level the playing field between Singaporeans and foreigners, said Non-Constituency MP Leong Mun Wai.This will even out…
With its open economy and a safe multiracial society, Singapore is attractive to foreign workers looking to settle down in a new country or to build a career.But this has stirred up anti-immigration attitudes and anti-foreign worker sentiments, which the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated.In an interview with The New Paper,…
Life has not changed much for some foreign workers who are unable to share communal facilities, must still eat in crowded rooms and face restrictions outside the dormitories too. They share their stories with the programme Talking Point.Dinner time in one of the dormitories. SINGAPORE: Their dining area remains empty —…
SINGAPORE - Manufacturing firms are concerned that the coming cuts in the S Pass quota for the sector will raise wage costs and lead to labour shortages.But analysts expect that the change will not have a damaging effect on the growth of the manufacturing sector, where productivity has generally been improving.The maximum…
JOBS SITUATION REPORT18TH Edition(19 February 2021)Career matching helped 25,000 land new jobsMany programmes in place to overcome challenges in job search The 18th Jobs Situation Report focuses on the avenues put in place by WSG and NTUC's e2i to help jobseekers overcome job search barriers and access opportunities.Ramping Up Efforts to Match Singaporeans to Jobs2. The Government’s…
A work pass holder who arrived from India is among 14 new Covid-19 cases announced yesterday - despite having previously tested negative twice. The 48-year-old came to Singapore on Dec 30 and was on stay-home notice (SHN) until Jan 3. He was then immediately quarantined until Jan 13 after being identified…
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Manpower is investigating 15 work pass holders working here who had declared qualifications from Manav Bharti University in their work pass applications.The Indian university in the state of Himachal Pradesh had sold 36,000 fake degrees over 11 years, the Times of India (TOI) reported earlier…
SINGAPORE - From Jan 1 next year, firms in the manufacturing sector can have only up to 18 per cent of their workforce be foreign workers on S Passes.This quota will be further cut to 15 per cent from Jan 1, 2023. It is currently 20 per cent.When the new quotas…
SINGAPORE - When Singapore imposed the circuit breaker on April 7 last year to curb a growing number of Covid-19 cases, migrant workers were not allowed to leave their dormitories, not even to get food.After receiving a text from a friend working with the Covid-19 Migrant Support Coalition on April 8,…
The festive cheer of the Lunar New Year was shared with our foreign worker friends through the distribution of festive packs and warm greetings from Minister for Manpower Mrs Josephine Teo and Second Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng during their visit to Westlite Tuas Ave 2 Quick Built…