Tan See Leng

Nuclear education needed in Singapore as Asean neighbours explore deployment: Tan See Leng

Government will share latest information on safety issues regarding advanced nuclear tech with public, he says

MOM regularly reviews DRCs based on Singapore’s economic needs, workforce outcomes, and infrastructural and social constraints, says Manpower Minister Tan See Leng.

Landscaping, conservancy to get ‘targeted flexibilities’ in foreign worker quotas

This means they may not be subject to the overall dependency ratio ceiling of 35% for the services sector

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.

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

MOM does not proactively monitor severance agreements but will investigate upon complaints, says Manpower Minister Tan See Leng

Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng called on the conference attendees to ensure that the region’s grids remain stable, reliable and ready to support “this march forward into a great and sustainable energy transition”.

Singapore future-proofing its grid to meet higher energy demand from EVs, data centres

The intermittency of solar and wind power introduces new operational challenges for the grid

The Republic also aims to develop Jurong Island into a hub for speciality chemicals and sustainable materials.

Singapore to build 700MW data centre park on Jurong Island, pilot biomethane imports: Tan See Leng

Some 20 hectares of land will be set aside for the low-carbon data centre park

Singapore is mulling the adoption of nuclear innovations, such as small modular reactors.

Nuclear power: Singapore to partner two US institutes, releases background paper

Clean energy imports from Indonesia are also expected to commence within the decade

Workers at companies in the top 20% of the Singapore Opportunity Index are 2.2 times more likely to stay past their first year and earn 3.4 times more than their counterparts in the bottom 20%.

New MOM index finds top employers across all sectors and sizes

What they have in common are ‘good human capital practices’, such as fair pay, employee retention

A leading global chipmaker's factory in Ho Chi Minh City. The Singapore-Vietnam Innovation Talent Exchange Programme offers opportunities for up to 300 young professionals to take up roles in fields such as data science, AI and semiconductors.

Singapore-Vietnam talent exchange scheme for young professionals up and running

They can gain regional work experience for career development in innovation-related roles

Limiting the number of opportunities under the GRIT scheme “helps to safeguard the quality of traineeships and manage the risk of crowding out full-time positions”, says Manpower Minister Tan See Leng.

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

The previous SGUnited Traineeships scheme, launched during the pandemic, aimed for quantity as it was ‘during an economic crisis’

Among the 2024 cohort of fresh graduates, about 12.9% were still unemployed six months after graduation, this year’s joint graduate employment survey found.
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New traineeships will need rigorous structure if fresh graduates are to truly gain

These government-funded roles offer experience but no guarantee of a job – and may thus lack appeal for graduates