Working For U

In Parliament: MOM Explains Work Pass Enhancements, Shares Ongoing Efforts to Develop Local Talent
12 September 2022

Manpower Minister Tan See Leng says that Singapore needs to continue attracting the best international talent, even as it develops its local talents pool.

NTUC Youth Taskforce and Varsity Voices Hold Dialogue with Students to Address Concerns
10 September 2022

The youth’s concerns include career aspirations, financial adequacy, and mental well-being.

1,600 Foreign Worker Dormitories to Be Licensed under Single Legislation to Raise Standards and Contain Disease Outbreaks
07 September 2022

The Foreign Employee Dormitories Act coverage will expand from the current 53 dormitories.

Platform-based Food Delivery Riders Want Union Representation, Says Survey
06 September 2022

Findings reveal that platform workers want a ‘union body’ to represent their interests; top concerns include income stability, CPF contribution and job stability.

NTUC First Campus Preschoolers Show Appreciation to Healthcare Workers
05 September 2022

The initiative is part of Healthcarers’ month, celebrated by the Healthcare Services Employees’ Union.

Lower-Wage Workers Want Empathy, Not Sympathy
02 September 2022

Through the #EveryWorkerMatters Conversations, Lead Administrative Executive Nur Atiqah Ismail hopes to highlight the challenges faced by lower-wage workers in the facility management sector.

Government Introduces ‘Heightened Safety’ Period as Workplace-Fatality Numbers Rise
01 September 2022

During this period, companies with serious lapses or deaths will be banned from hiring foreign manpower; Chief executives are to be held accountable to MOM.

FairPrice Group and Standard Chartered Launch Trust Bank, Singapore’s First Digital Bank
01 September 2022

Trust Bank’s offerings will integrate with the current Link Rewards loyalty programme, union members can earn more rebates.

An Additional 197,000 Workers to Benefit from Progressive Wages from 1 September
31 August 2022

Workers to benefit from progressive wages include lower-wage workers in companies that hire foreigners and in-house cleaners, security officers and landscape workers.

Tripartite Partners form Workgroup to Represent Platform Workers
30 August 2022

The workgroup will propose a framework that seeks to empower platform workers’ interests and provide transparent negotiation processes for dispute management.