Employers to get Wage Credit Scheme payouts in March next year
SINGAPORE – Employers can look forward to the next tranche of Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) payouts in March next year. To qualify, they will have to pay the mandatory Central […]
Parliament: Wages at bottom-fifth grew at faster rate than median from 2009 to 2019
SINGAPORE – The real wages of Singaporean and permanent resident lower-wage workers at the 20th percentile grew 39 per cent between 2009 and 2019, faster than that of the workers […]
Cleaners in S’pore to see wages increase over 6 years from 2023 under progressive wage model
SINGAPORE – Cleaners will see their wages go up each year over six years, after proposals put forth by a tripartite committee on the cleaning wage ladder were accepted by […]
May Day Rally: Protecting vulnerable groups in society a key priority, says PM Lee Hsien Loong
SINGAPORE – Protecting vulnerable groups in society is a key priority for the Government, which has also been working with employers and the labour movement to expand the Progressive Wage […]
National Wages Council to convene on April 19, will announce guidelines by end-May
SINGAPORE – The National Wages Council (NWC) will convene next Monday (April 19) to relook guidelines on wage- and employment-related issues amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In its deliberations, it will take […]
Over 98,000 S’pore employers to get $940m in wage credits by end-March
SINGAPORE – By end-March, $940 million in Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) payouts will be disbursed to more than 98,000 employers here, bringing the total amount in wage credits paid out […]
Staying afloat amid pandemic: What will happen to some firms when Jobs Support Scheme ends
Wage subsidies under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) will be extended until September for businesses badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but other employers in sectors that have recovered will […]
Waste management sector one step closer to progressive wage model
SINGAPORE – The waste management and recycling sector is one step closer to having a progressive wage model (PWM) after a proposal was sent to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) […]