Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Singapore as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Singapore: Vaccinated travel applications for travel between Singapore and Malaysia to start from 22 Nov 2021
A special vaccinated travel lane (VTL) is being established between Changi airport and Kuala Lumpur international airport in Malaysia …
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Singapore: Retirement and re-employment ages will be raised to 65 and 70
The statutory retirement age is being increased progressively to enable older workers to continue working …
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Singapore: 6 long weekends in 2022 after Muis revised Hari Raya dates
The Ministry of Manpower has designated Tuesday, 3rd May 2022 and Sunday, 10th July 2022 as new public holidays for Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji respectively …
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Singapore: MOM extends waiver levies for foreign workers till December
A current waiver for foreign worker levies in respect to S Passes and Work Permits will be extended until the end of the year …
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Singapore: More Singaporeans in financial services need to take up overseas postings: Tan See Leng
The Manpower Minister has warned that nationals in the finance sector will need to become more geographically mobile – as 40% of career positions for them in the sector are now overseas …
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Singapore: Government accepts recommendations by tripartite workgroup to uplift wages and well-being of lower-wage workers
The government has accepted all 18 of a tripartite workgroup’s recommendations on low-wage workers …
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Singapore: More support for retrenched parents and those of stillborn or adopted children
If a company offers paid parental leave to those who do not statutorily qualify to receive it, then the government will now reimburse them …
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Singapore: Services added to the myMOM portal
In addition to using the myMOM portal to submit new Employment Pass (EP) or S Pass applications, employers are now able to use the same portal to submit applications for the new Dependent Pass (DP) and Long-term Visit Pass (LTVP) …
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Singapore: Parents without parental leave may get cash benefits
A new Bill proposing amendments to the “Child Development Co-Savings Act” was tabled for a first reading in Parliament recently by the Ministry of Social and Family Development …
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Singapore: $451,000 paid out under vaccine injury scheme: MOH
So far, 102 people have been paid a total of $451,000 (US$334,000) under Singapore’s vaccine injury fund …
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Singapore: NWC extends wage, employment guidelines to November 2021 amid uneven outlook
The National Wages Council (NWC) has extended, until 30th November 2021, its guidelines that spell out how employers may cut basic wages to save jobs …
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Singapore: Government accepts recommendations to uplift 40,000 cleaners with significant wage enhancements and mandatory training
From 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2029, about 40,000 largely female resident cleaners employed by over 1,500 cleaning businesses will see sustained wage increases to their base pay over a period of six years …
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Singapore: 15,000 firms to receive higher rebates
Around 15,000 companies in the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors facing increased costs because of COVID-19 restrictions will see an increase in Foreign-Worker Levy (FWL) rebates …
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Singapore: Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble to start 26th May 2021
Singapore’s Ministry of Transport has announced that, provided pandemic levels remain under control, an Air Travel Bubble (ATB) will be brought into effect with Hong Kong (China) on 26th May 2021 …
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Singapore: I-Admin landmark decision on breach of confidentiality
A revised legal basis now exists for companies that believe a former employee has breached an obligation to maintain confidentiality after they depart …
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