All posts tagged "jobs"
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1.3KHeadlinesMore Companies to Freeze Workers’ Salaries even as Price of Essential Services Increase
More Singaporeans will be in for a tough time over the coming year. 42 percent of employers in Singapore do not plan...
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3.8KCow Beh Cow BuTime to Introduce a National Service Tax for Foreigners Residing in Singapore?
RONALD LEE: GST and other taxes levied by the government are hurting Singaporeans and their families. Already, we are suffering due to...
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3.8KHeadlinesHundreds of Fake Degree-Holders from India University Working Across Singapore, Malaysia and the US
Hundreds of degree-holders from Manav Bharti University in India have been found to be working across countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai,...
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22.1KHeadlinesSecurity Agencies Association Accuses Government of “Shifting Goalposts”
The Security Association of Singapore has accused the government of “shifting goalposts” regarding its grading system for security firms, resulting in the...
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4.4KHeadlinesSingapore Democrats Cheered for Hitting Back Against POFMA with its Own Correction Note
The Singapore Democrats have hit back against a Correction Notice ordered by the government with its own additional correction note, to much...
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26.4KHeadlinesYoung Construction Worker Killed by Fallen Steel Plate
A 25-year-old Bangadeshi construction worker was killed after a steel plate fell on him while he was working at a condominium worksite....
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9.1KHeadlinesReform Party Chief: Prime Minister’s Wife Should Resign or Stay Out of Politics
Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam has slammed CEO Ho Ching, also the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, for a Facebook...
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13.3KHeadlinesMore Earnings to be Locked in CPF as Government Announces Plans for People to Work Longer
Older workers will have to contribute more of their earnings to their CPF accounts from 2021. This was announced by Prime Minister...
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7.3KCow Beh Cow BuWhy Should Civil Servants be Given More Leave than Private Sector Workers?
WONG YK: The minimum statutory annual leave entitlement for workers is 7 days for the first year of work, with one additional...
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3.0KHeadlinesNew Initiative to Make it Easier to Hire Foreign Professionals even as Numbers Soar
The Economic Development Board and Enterprise Singapore announced plans yesterday (30 Jul) to make it easier for technology firms here to hire...
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7.2KHeadlinesCivil Servants to Receive 0.45 Months Mid-Year Bonus
Civil servants will receive a mid-year bonus of 0.45 months. This is lower than previous years, where the bonus was 0.5 months....
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3.8KHeadlinesWelcome 2019: Retrenchment Up 28 Percent
Retrenchments rose by 28 percent for the first quarter of 2019. The number of retrenched employees stood at 3,230, up from 2,510...
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7.1KHeadlines70-Year-Old Cleaner Uncle Refuses to Stop Working Despite Traumatic Injury
It was a pretty traumatic experience for this 70-year-old cleaner at Tampines Avenue 8 – in April, he slipped and fell during...
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7.4KCow Beh Cow BuGovernment Curbs on Foreign Workers: Rubbing Salt into the Wounds of PMETs?
ELSON: No wonder some have labelled Budget 2019 as an “Election Budget”. The government announced that it will trim the number of...