Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) when is the last time the Government reviewed its position on the number of public holidays in Singapore; and (b) whether the Government is amenable to review its position at the present time. Dr Tan See Leng: The current configuration of public holidays in Singapore has beenContinue reading “REVIEW ON NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN SINGAPORE”
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MINIMUM HOUSEHOLD INCOME REQUIRED TO EMPLOY MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKER
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the minimum household income required to employ a migrant domestic worker (MDW); (b) what is the rationale for not disclosing such income criteria; and (c) what is the number and percentage of annual MDW applications over the last five years that are rejected basedContinue reading “MINIMUM HOUSEHOLD INCOME REQUIRED TO EMPLOY MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKER”
OUTLOOK FOR GIG AND PLATFORM WORKERS AND MEASURES TO HELP ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY AND CPF SAVINGS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) among private hire car drivers and food delivery riders, what are their (i) mean and median employment duration and (ii) numbers according to age group; (b) whether the Ministry tracks the number and percentage of these riders who have moved on to permanent employment in other industries and,Continue reading “OUTLOOK FOR GIG AND PLATFORM WORKERS AND MEASURES TO HELP ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY AND CPF SAVINGS”
OUTLOOK FOR GIG AND PLATFORM WORKERS AND MEASURES TO HELP ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY AND CPF SAVINGS
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): I would like to ask the Senior Minister of State if he has any recent data on how many of these platform workers actually make CPF contributions on their own accord. Dr Koh Poh Koon: Sir, in answer to the Leader of the Opposition’s question, I do not have the actualContinue reading “OUTLOOK FOR GIG AND PLATFORM WORKERS AND MEASURES TO HELP ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY AND CPF SAVINGS”
TAKE-UP RATE OF CAPABILITY TRANSFER PROGRAMME AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN HELPING SINGAPOREAN WORKERS ACQUIRE NEW CAPABILITIES
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Speaker. I thank the Minister. I think this is a subject I spoke about in my Budget speech last year as well, seeking details on the number of individual Singaporeans who have benefited from CTP. In view of the revision or the review of the ITMs towards ITM 2025,Continue reading “TAKE-UP RATE OF CAPABILITY TRANSFER PROGRAMME AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN HELPING SINGAPOREAN WORKERS ACQUIRE NEW CAPABILITIES”
ENCOURAGING YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS TO TAKE UP TRADE JOBS SUCH AS LICENSED ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry is looking into new strategies to encourage younger Singaporeans to take up trade jobs such as licensed electricians and plumbers, amongst others; and (b) whether it is the Ministry’s assessment that a larger Singapore core can be built up in such jobs in the shortContinue reading “ENCOURAGING YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS TO TAKE UP TRADE JOBS SUCH AS LICENSED ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS”
NUMBER OF S PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $3,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower how many S-Pass holders earned more than S$3,000 in 2019, 2020, and 2021 respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: The data requested by the Member is given in Table 1 below. From December 2019 to December 2021, the number of S Pass holders decreased from 200,000 to 161,800, in part dueContinue reading “NUMBER OF S PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $3,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $5,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower how many employment pass holders earned more than S$5,000 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: The data requested by the Member is given in Table 1 below. From December 2019 to December 2021, the number of Employment Pass (EP) holders decreased from 193,700 to 161,700, inContinue reading “NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $5,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
MANDATING DELIVERY PLATFORMS NOT TO PENALISE OR REMOVE INCENTIVES FOR RIDERS CHOOSING NOT TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government will consider mandating that delivery platforms (i) do not penalise or remove incentives for riders who choose not to work in the rain or other adverse weather and (ii) have in place transparent surcharge structures for deliveries during such periods. Dr Tan See Leng: To strengthen protectionsContinue reading “MANDATING DELIVERY PLATFORMS NOT TO PENALISE OR REMOVE INCENTIVES FOR RIDERS CHOOSING NOT TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER”
ENSURING THAT RECENT INCREASE IN PETROL PRICES IS NOT PROFITEERING
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Just one question for the Minister for Manpower. In view of the steep rise in the price of petrol and diesel, is the Government looking at the prospect of a support package for private hire drivers, taxi drivers, private hire bus drivers, not too dissimilar from theContinue reading “ENSURING THAT RECENT INCREASE IN PETROL PRICES IS NOT PROFITEERING”
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