Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the last three years, how many instances of overpayment to the Ministry’s staff made through VITAL’s payroll and claims services have been detected; (b) how many individuals have been affected; (c) what has been the total amount of overpayments made; (d) whatContinue reading “UPDATE ON OVERPAYMENT INSTANCES TO MINISTRY STAFF VIA VITAL’S PAYROLL AND CLAIMS SERVICES OVER LAST THREE YEARS”
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FACTORING IN FINDINGS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FORMER KEPPEL CLUB AND GILLMAN BARRACKS SITES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Government intends to take into account the Environmental Impact Study that was undertaken during the development of the former Keppel Club site, which found ecological connectivity for birds between the Southern Ridges and Labrador Nature Reserve, when conducting environmental studies of the proposed developmentContinue reading “FACTORING IN FINDINGS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FORMER KEPPEL CLUB AND GILLMAN BARRACKS SITES”
FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING SUITABILITY OF PLANNED OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS FOR SCHOOL AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING TRIPS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education with regard to the Global Education Programme (a) whether there is any standard framework that is applied to assess if the planned overseas destination is unsafe or no longer suitable; (b) what support is given to Institutes of Higher Learning and schools in determining whether the destinationContinue reading “FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING SUITABILITY OF PLANNED OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS FOR SCHOOL AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING TRIPS”
SHINGLES CASES BY AGE GROUPS AND MONITORING SHINGLES’ VACCINATION NUMBERS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health in each of the last five years, how many cases of shingles have been recorded for those aged (i) under 50 years old (ii) between 51 to 75 years old and (iii) over 75 years old. Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) whether theContinue reading “SHINGLES CASES BY AGE GROUPS AND MONITORING SHINGLES’ VACCINATION NUMBERS”
Strengthening Our Parliament
Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang): Chairman, I beg to move, “That the total sum to be allocated for Head F of the Estimates be reduced by $100.” In our country’s governance, Parliament is where the authority of the Government stems. It is also the body which the Government is ultimately accountable to. However, while Singapore has aContinue reading “Strengthening Our Parliament”
CASES OF PRESCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS BREACHING STAFF-CHILD RATIOS AND MEASURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in 2023, what is the proportion of preschools and kindergartens that breached the minimum qualified staff-child ratios during programme hours for (i) three months (ii) six months and (iii) more than six months; (b) what measures are taken to ensure the ratio isContinue reading “CASES OF PRESCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS BREACHING STAFF-CHILD RATIOS AND MEASURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE”
FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATES ON STUDY LOANS UNDER MOE TUITION GRANT SCHEME AND INTEREST CHARGED
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education in each year of the last 10 years (a) how many full-time students in diploma or undergraduate courses in the Institutes of Higher Learning have taken up study loans under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme; (b) what is the average interest rate these students are being chargedContinue reading “FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATES ON STUDY LOANS UNDER MOE TUITION GRANT SCHEME AND INTEREST CHARGED”
Discouraging Hasty Reparations
Ms He Ting Ru: Sir, on the topic of creating a sustainable workforce, can MOM ensure that if migrant workers lose their job after filing a complaint, the worker will have at least one month to look for a new job before they are repatriated? Workers sometimes face retaliation by employers when they make a complaint.Continue reading “Discouraging Hasty Reparations”
Ensuring Effectiveness of Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) System
Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang): Sir, how is the Government ensuring that insurers are adequately compensating injured workers under the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) which applies to both local and migrant workers? Insurers obtain premiums paid for by employers and have incentive to keep costs low by limiting insurance payouts. Yet, insurers, instead ofContinue reading “Ensuring Effectiveness of Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) System”
Anti-discrimination at the Workplace
Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang): Sir, the upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) will be important in ensuring that certain groups do not experience discrimination at the workplace. I would like to share views on several key areas. First, the Tripartite Committee recommended that WFL only cover direct discrimination. This means that workers may still beContinue reading “Anti-discrimination at the Workplace”
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