Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: In October 2022, I filed a Parliamentary Question on whether the current slate of national public holidays was a holdover from the colonial era practice of allocating two holidays per ethnic group. The response from MOM was that it was the result of a decision made in 1968 to reduce the numberContinue reading “Thaipusam as National Holiday”
Category Archives: Ministry of Manpower
Better Help for Jobseekers
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, Workforce Singapore (WSG) oversees job support and works with partners such as e2i, private career matching providers, SG Enable and Yellow Ribbon Singapore to help jobseekers. These service providers offer a range of assistance, including career coaching, job matching services and self-help tools like resume building platforms andContinue reading “Better Help for Jobseekers”
CPF Withdrawals and Nominations
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Sir, for CPF members born in 1958 or after, who have not set aside their minimum sums, they can only withdraw $5,000 from their Ordinary Accounts (OA) when they reach 55. This is unlike the earlier cohorts who could withdraw a percentage of their OA savings at 55. This limit ofContinue reading “CPF Withdrawals and Nominations”
Enhancing CPF Returns
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Chairman, on the topic of enhancing CPF returns, I would like to, once again, take the chance to raise concerns that I have previously voiced out in Parliament in each of the past four years and also earlier this year during the Budget debate. While I have been going onContinue reading “Enhancing CPF Returns”
Levelling the CPF Playing Field
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim (Sengkang): One common concern Singaporeans have is the sense that foreign talents do not compete on a level playing field with our local graduates. Some are frustrated with how foreign companies seem to favour hiring their own nationals, perhaps even simply going through the regulatory motions with a designated candidateContinue reading “Levelling the CPF Playing Field”
Parliament: LO Speech on the Workplace Fairness Bill
IntroductionMr Speaker, when the Workers’ Party participated in the general elections in 2020 to seek a mandate from the Singaporeans, the call to introduce anti-discrimination legislation was an important proposal in the Workers’ Party’s manifesto. Separately, and for some years now, several MPs, on both sides of the House, have also called for such legislation.Continue reading “Parliament: LO Speech on the Workplace Fairness Bill”
GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS’ USE OF AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING TOOLS FOR HIRING OR PROMOTIONS TO PREVENT BIASES
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Mr Speaker, just a response to the Minister through a question vis-à-vis what he said about AI. Unfortunately, from the worker’s perspective, one usually is not in a position of information superiority over the employer, so you do not know what back-end selections or pre-qualifications your AI system has done. So,Continue reading “GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS’ USE OF AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING TOOLS FOR HIRING OR PROMOTIONS TO PREVENT BIASES”
STUDY ON HEALTH RISKS OF PROLONGED STANDING IN RETAIL SECTOR AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry will consider conducting a study on the health risks of prolonged standing in the retail sector; (b) whether voluntary guidelines will be introduced to encourage retailers to provide seating breaks when not attending to customers and to counter cultural norms that expectContinue reading “STUDY ON HEALTH RISKS OF PROLONGED STANDING IN RETAIL SECTOR AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION”
US ETF EQUITY INDEX FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CPF MEMBERS TO INVEST THROUGH CPFIS AND PLANS TO INCLUDE DIRECT INVESTMENT OPTIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower (a) which are the US Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) equity index funds that CPF members can currently invest in directly under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS); (b) given that the CPFIS-approved list includes only Singapore-based ETFs and that US equity exposure is available only through unit trustsContinue reading “US ETF EQUITY INDEX FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CPF MEMBERS TO INVEST THROUGH CPFIS AND PLANS TO INCLUDE DIRECT INVESTMENT OPTIONS”
STATUS OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION FIRST ANNOUNCED AT NATIONAL DAY RALLY 2021
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower what is the status of the anti-discrimination legislation first announced by the former Prime Minister at the National Day Rally 2021. Dr Tan See Leng: The Workplace Fairness Bill will be tabled in Parliament this month. Ministry of Manpower11 November 2024 https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/sprs3topic?reportid=written-answer-na-18133
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