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Gardens by the Bay gifts over 5,000 tickets to lower-income NTUC Union members

MORE residents from lower-income households in Singapore will get the chance to visit Gardens by the Bay for free as part of an ongoing partnership with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).

The National Trades Union Congress and its affiliated Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union met the affected employees at the FDAWU Tower (above) on River Valley Road.

Twelve Cupcakes staff get vouchers from unions as clock ticks for them to find new jobs

The supermarket vouchers for these union members range from S$150 to S$200 in value

The nearly 10,200 sq ft FairPrice Finest supermarket space in Coronation Shopping Plaza is the only freehold asset in the portfolio.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

NTUC Enterprise’s Mercatus said to have put 11 retail assets up for sale at S$307 million guide price

Portfolio divided into four bundles; sale will be with existing long-term tenancies to NTUC FairPrice supermarket chain

The increase in fares is meant to boost drivers’ earnings on short-distance trips under 3 km.

Minimum fare for Grab drivers to rise by S$0.50 to S$5.80 from Nov 24

It follows Grab’s recognition of the NTUC-affiliated National Taxi Association to represent taxi drivers on its platform

DPM Gan Kim Yong says technological change may hold immense promise for productivity gains, but they also bring about unease.

DPM Gan urges workforce to be AI-ready as NTUC charts next phase of transformation

The labour movement crosses more than 1.4 million members; set to hit 1.5 million by 2030

NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng says the AICC is a tool that the labour movement is using to drive an “'AI-Ready SG' that supports our workers’ skills and jobs”. 

NTUC’s AI Career Coach draws over 3,500 users amid broader AI and skills push

The labour movement wants every worker to seize new opportunities and succeed in the age of artificial intelligence

Twelve Cupcakes' 80 staff lost their jobs overnight when the bakery chain closed suddenly.
BT EXPLAINS

F&B closures: retrenched, unpaid staff may be ahead of most creditors – but will they ever see their salaries?

If there is enough to go round, the next question is when they will be paid

Achieving fairness in the workplace calls for a change in deep-seated beliefs, and a firm commitment to uphold workplace protection practically because every worker matters.

We’re enshrining workplace fairness in law. Let’s go further

Singapore has come a long way in protecting workers against discrimination, but we need to make the framework stronger

Former Cabinet minister Lim Boon Heng has retired as chairman of NTUC Enterprise on Oct 30.

‘I take ultimate responsibility’: Lim Boon Heng on failed Allianz-Income union

Lim and the NTUC Enterprise board acknowledge that the German insurer’s offer could have been managed better