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In Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 27), MP Patrick Tay welcomed a new temporary financial support scheme for involuntarily displaced workers as they undergo training or look for better-fitting jobs. With details of the scheme yet to be announced, he urged the Government to extend coverage to as many workers as possible, inc

TIM ROBINSON FRAeS and STEPHEN BRIDGEWATER provide a look at some of the most exciting news and highlights ahead of the first official trade day at the Singapore Airshow 2024.

SINGAPORE — Singapore's alliance of the labour movement and employers' federation expects more workers to lose their jobs in the coming months, and urges them — as well as bosses — to work with it to soften the blow. Calling the outlook "sobering", National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretary-general Ng Chee Meng forecast an uptrend in retrenchments in 2024, a...

Singapore’s alliance of the labour movement and employers’ federation expects more workers to lose their jobs in the coming months, and urges them – as well as bosses – to work with it to soften the blow.

Citing “tough times ahead”, NTUC and SNEF have called out an urgent need to introduce transition support for displaced workers, keeping in mind the recent and upcoming retrenchment trends.

Alternatively, platform workers who wish to continue with platform work but are interested to pick up new skills can tap on other training programmes.

As part of the guidelines, this recommendation aims to assist the workforce with the higher cost of living.

Gan also spoke about support for the caretakers of people with disabilities.

Suggestions include permanent short-term re-employment support and expanding training allowances to include SEPs, among others.

Minister of Manpower Dr. Tan See Leng urged employers to to consider ITE and polytechnic graduates fairly for job and promotion opportunities, instead of pigeonholing them based on their starting qualifications.