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Jolene Ang

Jul 13, 20212 min read

Employment disputes to be fully managed online by 2023

Article By: Jolene Ang SINGAPORE - By 2023, artificial intelligence will be used to guide parties in resolving employment and salary...

Ministry of Manpower

May 21, 20211 min read

Migrant Domestic Workers Strongly Encourage to Stay at Home on Rest Days

21 May 2021 In this period of heightened alert, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is strongly encouraging migrant domestic workers (MDWs) to...

Linette Lai

May 8, 20212 min read

Higher foreign worker levy rebates for essential sectors in S'pore

MAY 8, 2021 SINGAPORE - About 15,000 firms in the construction, marine and process sectors will get higher foreign worker levy rebates...

Ministry of Manpower

May 7, 20212 min read

Work Pass Holders Who Have Already Obtained Approval To Enter To Be Rescheduled

7 May 2021 In view of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several countries and emergence of new virus variants, the Government is...

Charmaine Ng and Sherlyn Sim

May 4, 20211 min read

S'pore's total employment grew in Q1 for first time since start of Covid-19

APR 28, 2021 Total employment grew for the first time since the start of the pandemic in the first quarter of the year.ST PHOTO: CHONG...

Prisca Ang

May 2, 20211 min read

Plans to relax restrictions on migrant workers' movements on hold amid recent dorm Covid-19 cluster

MAY 2, 2021 Foreign workers in the observation area after getting their Covid-19 vaccinations at the Seletar Vaccination Centre on May 2,...

Calvin Yang and Sue-Ann Tan

Apr 9, 20211 min read

A third of job openings in 2020 was for remote work; about half were newly created positions

APR 9, 2021 SINGAPORE - The Covid-19 pandemic has not only affected hiring trends here, but also changed the nature of the jobs on offer....

Ministry of Manpower

Apr 1, 20211 min read

Waiver of foreign worker levies for Migrant Workers and Migrant Domestic Workers during their SHN

1 April 2021 The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will waive foreign worker levies for all S Pass and Work Permit holders, including Migrant...

Sue-Ann Tan

Mar 4, 20211 min read

Unemployment rates fall again in Jan; resident employment rebounds

MAR 4, 2021 Unemployment rates continued to drop in January as the economy recovers, and resident employment has rebounded to slightly...