MPs suggest tweaks, raise questions about labour policies for various worker groups in Budget debate
FROM mid-career upskilling to enhanced wage top-ups for the lower-income, Members of Parliament had ideas for varied groups of workers in the...
With ‘tough year’ ahead, NTUC calls for support for displaced workers, caregivers in Budget 2024
THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) hopes for more support for displaced workers and caregivers in Budget 2024, even as the Singapore...
Lazada’s laid off union members get training fund, better support package
NEGOTIATIONS between e-commerce platform Lazada and the Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union (FDAWU) have resulted in an enhanced support package and...
NTUC offers support for retrenched Google staff
THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has contacted Google to offer aid to employees affected by the company’s recent round of layoffs...
NTUC raises Lazada’s sudden layoffs with MOM, says union wasn’t told of them
THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and its affiliated union, Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union (FDAWU), said e-commerce company Lazada carried...
Members of gig-worker associations injured on the job to get grocery vouchers
A NEW short-term relief scheme will give ride-hailing, taxi and freelance delivery workers S$250 worth of NTUC FairPrice vouchers if they get...
Tada partners platform-worker groups to beef up workers’ skills, deepen collaboration
TWO platform-worker associations affiliated with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ride-hailing platform Tada...
Temasek Trust to acquire MoneyOwl, giving it new lease of life
TEMASEK Trust will acquire financial advisory firm MoneyOwl, giving it a second lease of life barely three months since it announced that...
Price hikes of essential services unavoidable, but needy households will get help: PM Lee
IN TIMES of slow growth and high inflation, the government cannot completely avoid raising the prices of some essential public services even...
Nearly 1,500 workers to get average wage increase of 5.2% on top of annual increments with NTUC grants
NEARLY 1,500 workers are set to receive an average wage increase of 5.2 per cent on top of their stipulated annual wage...