Labour

07/04/2021

Information

US employment surges 916,000 in March, jobless rate falls to 6.0%

02/04/2021

International

As air travel picks up, United Airlines says it is hiring pilots

02/04/2021

Comments

Netizens question the need for domestic workers to clean exterior of windows after Indonesian helper fell to death at Hougang block

31/03/2021

Labour

Netizens urge authorities to implement routine check-ins, more accessible systems for migrant domestic workers to report employers’ abuse following fatal torture of Myanmar domestic worker

Current Affairs

FDWs entering SG who have recovered from COVID-19 infection exempt from full 14-days SHN

by kathleen

18/03/2021

As vaccination efforts begun rolling around Singapore and the world, the Ministry of Manpower has advised that foreign domestic workers...

Comments

Netizens reject PAP’s Shamsul Kamar’s idea that overcoming “pluralistic ignorance” can prevent abuse of domestic workers

by Aldgra F.

Singapore has to overcome "pluralistic ignorance" to prevent abuse of migrant domestic workers, said People's Action Party politician and Centre for...

Current Affairs

The move to require DP holders to apply for work pass is ‘a step in the right direction’, says SPP’s Khan Osman Sulaiman

by Stephen Netto

The move to require Dependent Pass (DP) holders to apply for a work pass is "a step in the right...

S’pore should ratify international standard for domestic workers to receive same employment rights as other workers

by Kamalini I am happy to see the Straits Times forum letter submitted...

Current Affairs

Foreign DP holder with $1.5K salary says no company will pay more to hire Singaporeans for her job

by Correspondent

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TODAYOnline published an article on Sunday (14 Mar) highlighting that anxiety is growing among foreign spouses due to the recent...

Court Cases

13 SBS bus drivers apply to transfer lawsuit against company from Magistrates’ Court to High Court on grounds of questions of law related to Employment Act provisions

11/03/2021

13 SBS Transit bus drivers have applied to transfer their lawsuit against the company from Magistrates' Court to High Court...

Comments

Netizens lambast business groups over their concern on MOM’s new rule on dependant’s pass holders

08/03/2021

A number of business chambers in Singapore have voiced their concerns about the message being sent across by the Ministry...

Make doctors’ reporting of all migrant domestic workers’ injuries to MOM mandatory, netizens say as Minister of State Gan Siow Huang says not always “discernible” for doctors to detect abuse cases

08/03/2021

Detecting cases of abuse in migrant domestic workers may not always be a "discernible" task for doctors and requires objectivity, Minister...

35% of employees are thinking of changing jobs in light of the pandemic: Kaspersky global report

05/03/2021

In view of the global COVID-19 pandemic, 35 per cent of employees are thinking of shifting to a new job...