SINGAPORE - Firms employing foreign workers will soon be required to pay all their local employees a monthly salary of at least $1,400.This tightened Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) requirement is among efforts the Government will undertake to support lower-wage workers, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in his National Day Rally…

 SINGAPORE - To assuage Singaporeans' anxieties over job competition and whether Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass holders are of the right standard, the criteria for EP and S passes will continue to be tightened over time, and all employees assured of fair treatment at the workplace.At the same time,…

 SINGAPORE - Hit by Covid-19 manpower shortages, the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors have received a booster shot to help them retain their work permit holders and facilitate the inflow of new workers.Foreign workers, whose work permits are expiring between July and December, will be allowed to renew the…

 JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Fully vaccinated Malaysians in Singapore are elated by the news that starting Tuesday (Aug 10), they can quarantine at home when they return from the Republic instead of spending two weeks at a hotel.While describing the move as timely, some are hoping for…

Singaporeans' anxieties over foreign worker pass holders are being addressed, and the Government has to adjust its policies to manage the quality, numbers and concentrations of foreigners here, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong."If we do this well, we can continue to welcome foreign workers and new immigrants, as we…

SINGAPORE - Work pass holders and their dependants will be allowed to enter Singapore from higher-risk countries or regions from next Tuesday (Aug 10), provided they are fully vaccinated before arrival.The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Friday (Aug 6) announced it will resume issuing entry approvals for this group in…

SINGAPORE - An average of 160 work pass holders have been debarred from working in Singapore each year between 2016 and 2020 for working illegally.Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon gave this figure on Monday (Aug 2) in response to Workers' Party MP Louis Chua (Sengkang GRC).Dr…

SINGAPORE - From 2018 to 2020, 11 Employment Pass and S Pass holders working in the infocomm technology (ICT) industry had their work passes revoked for submitting fake qualifications.All of them have been permanently barred from working in Singapore.Disclosing the figure on Monday (Aug 2), Manpower Minister Tan See Leng…

 SINGAPORE - The heightened Covid-19 restrictions in May and June to curb Covid-19 infections have taken a toll on Singapore's labour market.The number of workers employed fell in the second quarter of this year, after registering its first increase in the previous quarter following a decline last year, said the Ministry of…

Tighten salary criteria, target discriminatory hiring to ensure strong Singaporean core: MAS chiefSINGAPORE - For Singapore to be truly innovative, it should turn education and healthcare into major exportable services, digitalise its economy end-to-end, and take the lead in Asia on the green economy.It also needs a strong Singaporean core to…