Tag: local workforce
Why the 12% of SG’s foreign workforce who lost their jobs amid the pandemic...
Singapore—While the Singapore economy shrank by as much as 5.4 per cent in 2020, a hefty stimulus package from the government cushioned the jobs...
Can Singapore afford to reduce the number of its foreign workers?
Singapore—One of the issues facing the country this year concerns the country’s foreign workers, as the perception remains that they take away jobs from...
Suntec S’pore retrenchments: Public questions the term ‘local’ once more
Singapore -- In response to news that Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre (Suntec Singapore) was retrenching almost half of its workforce, the majority...
Salary criteria for Employment and S Passes to be raised; public asks why not...
Singapore – In response to the Ministry of Manpower’s announcement that the salary criteria for Employment and S Passes would be raised, the public...
Majority of retrenched workers in Resorts World Sentosa were foreigners
Singapore -- The majority of the workers laid off by Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) last month were foreigners, leading to an increase in the...
MOM says retrenched employees at RWS mostly foreigners
Singapore—In a statement on Thursday (Aug 6), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that the majority of the retrenched employees at Resorts World Sentosa...
Chan Chun Sing advises businesses to invest in local workers, diversify foreign workforce
Singapore—Speaking at a bicentennial commemoration dinner organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore on Tuesday,...