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Singapore’s workforce will be hardest hit by technological disruptions based on a recent report on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on workers in ASEAN’s six largest economies. The report by Cisco & Oxford Economics was prepared based on a study by a team of experts that aimed to predict the net impact on jobs in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, …

According to new labour data released by MOM yesterday (13 Sep), unemployment rate is inching up for Singapore citizens. The overall unemployment rate rose from 2 per cent as at March 31 to 2.1 per cent at the end of June while that of Singapore citizens went up from 3 to 3.1 per cent. This is due to "more persons …

According to MOM figures released on Thursday (13 Sep), Singapore's labour market showed signs of slowing down. The second quarter of 2018 (Q2 2018) saw both higher unemployment and more retrenchments. The number of retrenchments rose by a staggering 30% to 3,030, as compared to 2,320 in the previous quarter. According to MOM, the top reasons for retrenchment are business …

A video and photo that have been circulating on social media and WhatsApp of construction workers holding what looks like a strike, is said to involve the sub-contractor of Lian Beng Construction Ptd and not the company itself. The photo shows found constructions workers in a construction site standing in front of a signboard that says 'Lian Beng Construction Ptd' …

Update:  A spokesperson from Lian Beng Construction shared with TOC that the incident transpired in end May this year and was resolved on the same day the incident took place. The wage dispute was between a sub-contractor and the workers under that company and does not involve Lian Beng Construction Ptd. When asked what did the company mean by the …

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Approximately 200 workers, including "blue-collar" workers involved in manufacturing and "white-collar" workers in managerial and executive positions, have been retrenched from the International Business Machines (IBM) plant at the Singapore Technology Park. An IBM subcontractor told TODAY Online last month that two layoffs have already taken place in May and June, and that a third exercise was scheduled to take place at …

I refer to the article “NTUC to push for better pay, work prospects” (Straits Times, Aug 2). It states that “The labour movement will focus on five areas to support workers, including pushing for better wages, as Singapore goes ahead with restructuring efforts to transform its economy”. As to “pushing for better wages” – 886,300 or about 39 per cent of …

by ValuePenguin Tense home environments can severely affect your quality of life. When you have a FDW, conflicts may be harder to solve than those with your family. Below, we outline effective conflict resolution strategies to promote a peaceful environment. We are all too aware of how certain employers of foreign domestic workers (FDW) faced tragedy when seemingly innocuous problems spiral into fatal …

The Online Citizen understands that complaints have been made against the renowned Mustafa Centre to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for collecting "cash back" from its workers and terminating their contract without valid reasons. The company is being investigated for allegedly violating the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990. Several former foreign workers have come out with their testimonies regarding the …