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Health Calendar published April 7, 2021 Support groups, clinics and health classes are published weekly on Wednesdays. Email submissions to news@wctrib.com by 10 a.m. at least a week in advance. Written By: Donna Middleton | × New to Medicare WILLMAR — Senior LinkAge Line will have a virtual class from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. April 13 for people who will be new to Medicare and would like to learn about Medicare Parts A, B, C and D. Topics will include a comprehensive introduction to Medicare including what Medicare covers, supplemental insurance and Part D prescripti...

  As part of priorities for this year, Minister Teo shared that the raise in retirement age and re-employment age will proceed as planned in July 2022; while from 1 May 2021, DP holders will require a valid work pass to work in Singapore. Full updates here. Deeper aid for the hiring of locals to support rebound, help for every segment of the workforce to emerge stronger from the pandemic, and further support for business transformations - these are the three overarching priorities of Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in 2021, Manpower Minister Josephine Teo has announced.  In her spee...

FEATURE: Older workers in high demand at local firms Staff writer, with CNA Taiwanese firms are increasingly aiming to recruit middle-aged and older workers, as the nation’s population ages rapidly due to a falling birthrate. Last year, Taiwan’s population shrank for the first time, with Ministry of the Interior data published last month showing 173,156 deaths and 165,249 births. The population dropped 0.18 percent to 23,561,236, after peaking at 23,773,876 in 2019, the data showed. While deaths were down 1.78 percent from 2019, births were at a record low, down 7.04 percent from 2019, it...

Health Calendar published Feb. 17, 2021 Support groups, clinics and health classes are published weekly on Wednesdays. Email submissions to news@wctrib.com by 10 a.m. at least a week in advance. Written By: Donna Middleton | × Senior LinkAge Line Older adults can contact the Senior LinkAge Line at 1-800-333-2433 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays to receive help with questions involving Medicare and health insurance, help finding services to stay in one's home or help to afford medication. Be sure to have a complete list of prescription drugs and dosages. The S...

Employers turn to middle-aged workers as Taiwan population ages 02/13/2021 10:20 AM CNA File Photo Taipei, Feb. 13 (CNA) Employers in Taiwan are increasingly turning to middle-aged and senior workers as the country ages rapidly, on the back of a shrinking population caused by a falling birth rate. In 2020, Taiwan registered negative population growth for the first time, with 173,156 deaths versus 165,249 births, according to tallies published by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) in January. By the end of last year, Taiwan's population had dropped 0.18 percent to 23,561,236 after peaking at 2...