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Starting from Wednesday (11 September), first-time Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat buyers will receive more generous grants and flexibility in deciding the size of their flat and its location. On top of that, the income ceilings to qualify to purchase a HDB flat for potential buyers has also been increased, for the first time in four years. These changes …

Insular, “protectionist” measures against skilled foreign workers will not serve Singapore’s growth in the long run as an economy that has long thrived on an “open-door” policy, particularly in light of a global shortage of tech talent supply, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing. Responding to a supplementary question by West Coast GRC Member of Parliament Patrick Tay …

At the recent National Day Rally on Aug 18, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the retirement age will go up from 62 to 65 and re-employment age from 67 to 70 by 2030. In view of PM Lee’s announcement, Straits Times organised a round-table discussion on the matter last Friday (23 Aug) to solicit views from the following …

Many older people in Singapore would like to work longer, according to findings from two separate surveys by the Centre for Seniors (CFS) on Wed (21 Aug). One survey found that around a quarter out of 400 surveyed expressed a wish to continue working in their current jobs, while another survey found that more than half of those surveyed said …

At the recent National Day Rally on 18 Aug, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the statutory retirement age in Singapore will be increased from 62 to 65 by 2030. In addition, the re-employment age will also be increased from 67 to 70. This increase will be done gradually, starting in 2022 where the retirement age will increase to …

The government has given notice that it would be starting a new programme to get more foreigners to work in Singapore on Employment Pass (EP), which does not carry any quota limitation. Currently, the minimum qualifying salary for EP is $3,600, only $100 more than the median pay of $3,500 for fresh graduates in Singapore. The government started announcing on …

Foreign students should be welcome in Singapore as part of the effort to make the Republic’s educational landscape a richer one, but “never at the expense of young Singaporeans”, said People’s Voice Party. In a video posted on Sun (28 Jul) by founding chief Lim Tean on YouTube of a community visit made by “Shadow Cabinet Member” Cheang Kok Ming …

It was reported that on Thursday (1 Aug), Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing told Bloomberg that the two-year programme planned to entice foreign tech talent to work in Singapore may be opened to other industries, apart from the technology-driven ones. Chan said that he is all set to extend the programme to other fields, without actually naming the …

The Economic Development Board (EDB) and Enterprise Singapore announced yesterday (30 July) that foreign PMETs looking to work in Singapore as “core team members” of technology companies might have more flexible requirements over the application of their Employment Pass (EP). EDB and Enterprise Singapore will help “facilitate” easier entry of foreign PMETs to become “core team members” of technology companies …

A 51-year-old employment agency licensee, Gulab Singh of IBS Consulting Services, was convicted of overcharging employment agency (EA) fees, failing to issue written itemised receipts and receiving monies from a foreign worker as a financial guarantee for the worker’s employment on 25 July 2019. In a press release on Friday (26 July), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) stated that the …