Govt to engage businesses on support package for retirement, re-hiring age changes: Heng
Efforts to seek feedback will continue in preparation for Budget 2020, he says
Singapore
MINISTERS from the Finance Ministry will continue to actively engage businesses, unions and other stakeholders, and develop a support package to help with the transition to higher retirement and re-employment ages.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday night, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said he had spoken to many unionists, students, grassroots leaders and community partners after the National Day Rally last Sunday.
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