Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry will consider increasing the priority given to owed employees’ wages or salaries during the winding up of a company; and (b) whether the Ministry is reviewing the $13,000 cap on owed employees’ wages and salaries prescribed under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution (MaximumContinue reading “PRIORITY GIVEN TO OWED EMPLOYEES’ WAGES DURING WINDING UP OF COMPANIES”
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OPTION TO TAKE CPF ACCOUNTS OFFLINE AS SAFEGUARD AGAINST LOSS THROUGH SCAMS AND MALWARE FRAUD
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether CPF Board will give CPF members the option to take their CPF accounts offline to further safeguard themselves against loss through scams and malware fraud. Dr Tan See Leng: Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB) is actively working with other Government agencies and banks to safeguard members’ CPF savings fromContinue reading “OPTION TO TAKE CPF ACCOUNTS OFFLINE AS SAFEGUARD AGAINST LOSS THROUGH SCAMS AND MALWARE FRAUD”
REASON FOR USING BIRTH DATE RATHER THAN BIRTH YEAR FOR CPF PAYOUTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower for the purposes of CPF payouts, why is the birth date rather than birth year being utilised, especially since the main milestone for participation into the economy, such as schooling and, subsequently, entry into the workforce, is based on the birth year. Dr Tan See Leng: CPFContinue reading “REASON FOR USING BIRTH DATE RATHER THAN BIRTH YEAR FOR CPF PAYOUTS”
REGULATION FOR DORMITORY OPERATORS ON SHUTTLE TRANSPORT WAITING TIMES AND ADEQUACY OF SERVICE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry works with the Land Transport Authority on planning for the transport of migrant workers at dormitories; and (b) whether it regulates dormitory operators on monitoring of shuttle transport waiting times and adequacy. Dr Tan See Leng: Dormitory operators are only required by the ForeignContinue reading “REGULATION FOR DORMITORY OPERATORS ON SHUTTLE TRANSPORT WAITING TIMES AND ADEQUACY OF SERVICE”
NUMBER OF SINGAPOREANS WHO ARE ABLE TO SET ASIDE CPF FULL RETIREMENT SUM
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in each year over the last five years, what is the number of Singaporeans who are able to set aside their CPF Full Retirement Sum (FRS) fully in cash and in a mixture of property and cash respectively; and (b) what is the number ofContinue reading “NUMBER OF SINGAPOREANS WHO ARE ABLE TO SET ASIDE CPF FULL RETIREMENT SUM”
EXPANSION OF CPF EDUCATION LOAN SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF NON-DEGREE OR DIPLOMA COURSES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry will consider expanding the CPF Education Loan Scheme to fund certification courses that lead to formal certifications and qualifications which are not degrees and diplomas obtained from the current list of approved institutions; and (b) whether this can be extended to non-degreeContinue reading “EXPANSION OF CPF EDUCATION LOAN SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF NON-DEGREE OR DIPLOMA COURSES”
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION’S COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON APPLICATION OF CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS’ REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SUBMISSIONS TO PARLIAMENT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government has complied with the comments of the International Labour Organization’s Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations on their direct request published in the 111st International Labour Conference Session (2023) to provide information on its submissions to Parliament on various ProtocolsContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION’S COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON APPLICATION OF CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS’ REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SUBMISSIONS TO PARLIAMENT”
SINGAPORE’S STANCE ON INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION’S DISCRIMINATION (EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION) CONVENTION, 1958 (NO 111)
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government intends to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No 111), which commits states to pursuing a national policy to ensure equality of opportunity and treatment in respect of employment and occupation, with a view to eliminating any discrimination,Continue reading “SINGAPORE’S STANCE ON INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION’S DISCRIMINATION (EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION) CONVENTION, 1958 (NO 111)”
ACTION AGAINST EMPLOYERS MAKING UNFOUNDED OR FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower whether any action has been taken against employers who make accusations against migrant domestic workers that do not result in charges or who make false accusations, including being barred from hiring migrant domestic workers in the future. Dr Tan See Leng: All reports of potential wrongdoing by employersContinue reading “ACTION AGAINST EMPLOYERS MAKING UNFOUNDED OR FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS”
PROFILE OF PROJECTED NUMBER OF SINGAPOREANS ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT SAVINGS BONUS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower what is the projected number of Singaporeans who are eligible to receive the Retirement Savings Bonus as broken down by (i) age bands of five years and (ii) males versus females. Dr Tan See Leng: The Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Finance are finalising theContinue reading “PROFILE OF PROJECTED NUMBER OF SINGAPOREANS ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT SAVINGS BONUS”
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