Who should the core provisions of the Employment Act protect?
Including all PMEs, not just those earning up to S$4,500 a month, is the way forward
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Singapore
FIFTY years ago, a newly independent Singapore enacted the Employment Act in 1968 partly as a bulwark against concerns of mass unemployment following the planned British withdrawal from Singapore in 1971.
As part of a survival strategy to attract local and foreign investments, the Employment Act was intended to promote worker productivity and economic expansion by outlawing malpractices by both employers and employees.
