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Enhancing workplace safety through transformative technologies 

Enhancing workplace safety through transformative technologies 

Singapore has made significant strides in improving workplace health and safety over the past few years. According to a Ministry of Manpower (MOM)...

Chart of the Day: Salary in Singapore expected to rise by 4.7% in 2023

This is coming from a 4.6% median salary increase in 2022.

Employees are 4.1 times more likely to stay if their expectations are met: Qualtrics

However, there is a gap between the experience of senior leaders and their teams.

Lower-wage earners uplifted, retrenchments decline: gov’t report

Real income growth of 20th percentile earners was 2.7% per annum.

Employment rate hits 67.5%, exceeding pre-COVID level

It was higher by 2.3 percentage points than the 2019 figure. 

Nearly 30% of SG firms hired fresh graduates in past 12 months

Companies’ top criteria include interview performance, salary expectations, and field of study. 

7 in 10 workers will switch jobs if their pay increment is lower than the inflation rate

More than half of employees expect a pay increase of more than 6% in 2023.

MOM reveals 1,270 non-tech workers in tech firms were retrenched

Over 8 in 10 who were laid off were non-tech roles.

Civil servants to get 1.1-month year-end bonus

Junior grade officers will also be entitled to a $700 one-time payment. 

Grab will have sufficient time to prepare for benefits of gig workers

The government approved recommendations to provide insurance to workers.

Gov’t OKs proposal to give insurance, work injury compensation for gig workers

Gig workers are self-hired delivery, private-hire car drivers, and taxi drivers.

How Singapore is wooing the ‘best of the best’ talents across the world

The Ministry of Manpower is set to roll out a new work pass with five-year validity.

7 in 10 workers believe pay gaps exist in Singapore

According to workers, the most common type of pay gap is based on age.

MOH to hire over 4,000 new nurses by end of 2023

The new nurses to be onboarded next year are 700 more than the 2021 figure.