Singapore PMETs
NTUC aims to do more to support PMEs, who now account for nearly half its membership
Areas of focus include workplace fairness, representation and helping them transition into new roles
Will raising EP salary thresholds lead to better outcomes for local PMETs?
THE salary threshold for the Employment Pass (EP), which will go up to S$5,600 from Jan 1, 2025, has been rising at a much faster clip in the last four years than in the decade pre-pandemic.
Career conversion programmes ease PMETs into SMEs
DESPITE previously working for a multinational corporation (MNC), Lim Keng Kian jumped at the chance to join a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) when he received a job offer in late 2021.
New career conversion programme to re-skill 280 PMETs for Singapore’s furniture industry
A NEW scheme aims to re-skill up to 280 mid-career professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) for jobs in Singapore’s furniture industry by September 2024, with salary support provide...
85% of companies enrolled in scheme to help them scale up create new businesses, products
ENTERPRISE Singapore’s programme to support local companies with high-growth potential to scale their operations has seen some “promising signs”, said Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong.
NTUC sets up youth taskforce, to draw up proposals for workers under 25
THE labour movement is hoping to engage 10,000 young workers aged below 25 through a new taskforce, as it takes a targeted approach towards supporting workers from different segments, labour chief Ng ...
Skilled workers can relocate again as borders reopen, but low risk of mass ‘brain drain’ from Singapore: analysts
THE global war for talent is back on, as international mobility improves with the reopening of borders – and Singapore risks losing high-skilled professionals to greener pastures abroad.
Certis launches recruitment drive to boost tech workforce amid growing digitalisation
CERTIS began a new recruitment drive on Wednesday (June 1), with the smart security and integrated services firm on the lookout for tech professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs).
Launch of new tribunals for white-collar workers to file employment claims
THE Singapore State Courts will launch the new Employment Claims Tribunals (ECT) on April 1, 2017, that will hear, among other things, contractual salary-related claims from white-collar workers who e...
New WDA programme to give wage support for firms hiring mature Singaporean PMEs
COME Oct 1, 2015, the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) will pilot a new career support programme (CSP) which aims to assist mature Singaporean professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) who may f...
