Covid-19: More funding for tourism firms to train staff; cash to shore up guides' wages
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MORE funds for training course fees, salary support for hotels that send staff for training and a S$1,000 payout to tour guides are among measures introduced to bolster tourism companies hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
These moves to ease the impact of Covid-19 were announced on Friday by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore, together with the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) and Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union (FDAWU).
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