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Economy & Policy

About 1 in 5 eligible employees not paid in line with Progressive Wage standards: MOM

Beyond Agoda's case, MOM has not received any complaints on clauses discouraging workers from approaching the authorities or unions over the last three years.
Economy & Policy

Agoda layoffs: Clauses that deter workers from going to authorities ‘should not be included’

Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said the government “is mindful not to over-regulate and be intrusive into private contractual agreements” between employers and workers.
Economy & Policy

MOM reviewing NTUC’s call for employers to give advance notice of retrenchments: Tan See Leng

To prevent workers and employers from being embroiled in litigation and facing high legal costs, workplace discrimination claims will mainly be heard in the Employment Claims Tribunals.
Economy & Policy

Singapore aims for workplace fairness law to kick in end-2027, from previous estimate of ‘2026 to 2027’

The Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill is the second of two Bills under the Workplace Fairness Act. If it is passed, the Act is expected to take effect in 2027.
Economy & Policy

New Bill sets out how employees can make discrimination claims at work

The Singapore Opportunity Index categorises top-performing companies into three archetypes: Career Launcher, Career Builder, or Career Anchor.
Singapore

New MOM index finds top employers across all sectors and sizes

MOM said some workers were misled about key employment terms such as salary and duration of employment.
Singapore

Services sector dominates cases involving misuse of work passes for foreign trainees; nearly half of probed firms face enforcement

In 2023 and 2024, Tafep identified an annual average of 90 job advertisements containing words or phrases that were potentially discriminatory based on age.
Singapore

Singapore workers file 61 age-discrimination complaints annually in last two years, led by retail, admin sectors

The labour movement will tell the government when a policy, however well-intentioned, risks hurting workers on the ground, says NTUC deputy sectetary-general Desmond Choo.
Economy & Policy

NTUC calls for companies to be ‘transparent and fair’ in AI adoption, share gains with workers

The GRIT scheme and the Covid-era SGUnited Traineeships Programme were introduced in different economic contexts, the Manpower Minister noted. 
Economy & Policy

Graduate traineeship scheme offers ‘limited number’ of quality roles, distinct from Covid-era move: Tan See Leng

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