With Chinese New Year coming up, companies are not to organise gatherings and social activities such as
lohei, as these are not considered work-related events, and are therefore not allowed.
Singapore s tripartite partners - the Ministry of Manpower, National Trades Union Congress and Singapore National Employers Federation - have stated that work-from-home should remain the default arrangement for now, in order to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmissions at the workplace.
The decision to postpone further adjustments to the current Workplace Safe Management Measures (SMM), despite Singapore s transition into Phase Three of reopening, was made due to the higher risk of potentially more transmissible strains as well as recent trends in COVID-19 cases in the community (including at workplaces) .
When Singapore transited from Phase 1 to Phase 2, more businesses were allowed to resume operations, though they were advised to ensure that work from home remained the default setting.
The same advisory remains in place even in Phase 3, according to the tripartite partners, which comprise The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).
In a joint statement, the three partners said that work-from-home (WFH) should remain the default arrangement at workplaces, to minimise the risk of Covid-19 transmission at the workplace.
This is because adjustments to the prevailing Safe Management Measures (SMMs) have been postponed, due to recent trends in Covid-19 cases in the community including cases at workplaces as well as potentially more transmissible strains of Covid-19 in Singapore.
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SINGAPORE - From Tuesday (Jan 26), all households will be able to host a maximum of eight guests a day, as part of stepped-up measures to combat rising Covid-19 infections ahead of Chinese New Year.
Singapore will also begin Covid-19 vaccinations for those aged 70 and above from next Wednesday, starting with pilot schemes in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar.
Here are Singapore s latest Covid-19 measures at a glance.
Visitors per household capped at 8 per day from Jan 26; CNY visits limited to 2 other households
From next Tuesday (Jan 26), each household will be allowed to receive up to only eight unique visitors a day, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday.