Singapore—At the Budget debate in Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 26), Workers’ Party (WP) MP Sylvia Lim proposed the implementation of unemployment insurance for older workers who have been retrenched. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said that the Government would “keep an open mind” to the suggestion, but called the present support given to such workers “more … Continue reading Workers’ Party suggests unemployment insurance for older workers, but Josephine Teo says current approach is more sustainable