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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

In this photo illustration, the Agoda logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Igor Golovniov / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.
Companies & Markets

Agoda saga: Companies should not stop retrenched employees from getting union help, says MOM

NTUC urges MOM to investigate the allegation that Agoda included terms in its severance agreement that prevents affected workers from seeking help.
Singapore

NTUC ‘appalled’ at Agoda’s severance terms; MOM raps company over bid to deny axed workers access to help

The Ministry of Manpower received information that some companies have engaged foreign freelancers to provide creative services for weddings in Singapore.
Singapore

Firms not allowed to engage foreign freelancers to provide creative services in Singapore: MOM, Vicpa

The trilateral group's recommendations come amid complaints about foreigners taking on platform work – a practice which is illegal, since the government does not issue such work passes.
Singapore

Platform operators, government to crack down on illegal work as recommended by trilateral group

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