Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower out of the about 315 complaints about workplace discrimination made to the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices and the Ministry each year for the last five years, for each year respectively, how many of these complaints were made by individuals working for companies that had a headcountContinue reading “COMPLAINTS OF WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION TO TRIPARTITE ALLIANCE FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES”
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COMPANIES SELECTED FOR CAREER TRIAL PROGRAMME
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower since 2019 (a) how many companies have applied to be host companies under the Career Trial (CT) programme; (b) how many have been selected as host companies; (c) what are the main reasons for rejection; (d) how many CT invitations have been sent to jobseekers; (e)Continue reading “COMPANIES SELECTED FOR CAREER TRIAL PROGRAMME”
RECOGNITION OF DOCTORS AND DENTISTS FOR PURPOSES OF PAID SICK LEAVE
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower regarding the amendment to the Employment Act 1968 that recognises doctors and dentists registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997 and the Dental Registration Act 1999 respectively for the purposes of paid sick leave, what efforts have been made by the Ministry to educate (i) workersContinue reading “RECOGNITION OF DOCTORS AND DENTISTS FOR PURPOSES OF PAID SICK LEAVE”
PRICE AND LEASE LENGTH OF DORMITORY BED RENTAL CONTRACTS AND MEASURES TO MITIGATE AGAINST EXCESSIVE RENTAL INCREASES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the (i) average price and (ii) average annual increase in dollar and percentage terms per dormitory bed for each year over the last five years; (b) what is the average lease length for dormitory bed rental contracts; and (c) what measures are beingContinue reading “PRICE AND LEASE LENGTH OF DORMITORY BED RENTAL CONTRACTS AND MEASURES TO MITIGATE AGAINST EXCESSIVE RENTAL INCREASES”
NUMBER OF PURPOSE-BUILT DORMITORIES AND BEDS COMPLETED AND PLANNED
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower what is the number of purpose-built dormitories and the number of beds that have been (i) completed annually in each year over the last 10 years and (ii) expected to be completed in each year over the next five years. Dr Tan See Leng: Twenty-five purpose-built dormitoriesContinue reading “NUMBER OF PURPOSE-BUILT DORMITORIES AND BEDS COMPLETED AND PLANNED”
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OF SALARIES FOR WORK PERMIT HOLDERS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what proportion of Work Permit holders maintain bank accounts and are paid their salaries electronically; and (b) how the Ministry can make consistent electronic payments a regular practice for such workers. Dr Tan See Leng: Approximately 97% of employers of Work Permit holders who live in dormitoriesContinue reading “ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OF SALARIES FOR WORK PERMIT HOLDERS”
REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL TO ISSUE PUBLIC WRITTEN JUDGMENTS BY DEFAULT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry can require the Employment Claims Tribunal to publicly issue written judgments by default, with sensitive personal details redacted as necessary, to guide the development of employment law and protection of workers and businesses in Singapore. Dr Tan See Leng: Today, the Ministry of Manpower mayContinue reading “REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL TO ISSUE PUBLIC WRITTEN JUDGMENTS BY DEFAULT”
MEDIAN AND AVERAGE CPF ACCOUNT BALANCES AND PRINCIPAL AMOUNT WITHDRAWN FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES BY AGE DECILE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what are the current median and average (i) CPF Ordinary Account, Special Account and MediSave Account balances; (b) what is the current total principal amount withdrawn for residential properties, broken down by age deciles respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: The median and average CPF Ordinary Account,Continue reading “MEDIAN AND AVERAGE CPF ACCOUNT BALANCES AND PRINCIPAL AMOUNT WITHDRAWN FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES BY AGE DECILE”
WORK PERMIT HOLDERS GRANTED APPROVAL TO MARRY SINGAPOREANS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in the last two years, how many current and former Work Permit holders respectively have been granted approval to marry Singaporeans, segmented by gender; (b) what industries have these approved spouses of Singaporeans worked in; and (c) what criteria are currently used to decide such applications forContinue reading “WORK PERMIT HOLDERS GRANTED APPROVAL TO MARRY SINGAPOREANS”
SAFEGUARDS TO PREVENT LOSS OF CPF SAVINGS THROUGH MALWARE-RELATED SCAMS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Madam, just now I heard the Minister said that the scammers were able to obtain the victims’ Singpass credentials from their phones after they managed to install the app on their phone. Is MOM working with GovTech to patch this vulnerability if it, indeed, is about the vulnerability? DrContinue reading “SAFEGUARDS TO PREVENT LOSS OF CPF SAVINGS THROUGH MALWARE-RELATED SCAMS”
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