Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Education (a) what surveys or research are currently undertaken to assess the job impact of training courses that are supported by Government funds; (b) whether the Government will publish the findings of such studies; and (c) whether the Government will consider extending funding support to trainers based on theContinue reading “ASSESSING EMPLOYABILITY IMPACT OF TRAINING COURSES SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT FUNDS”
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DISBURSEMENTS FOR NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY FUND
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the pattern of funding from the National Productivity Fund (NPF) by industry in the past five years; (b) whether the NPF uses research to benchmark Singapore’s productivity according to sectors with other developed countries and when deciding how much to fund each sector; andContinue reading “DISBURSEMENTS FOR NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY FUND”
FOREIGN VERSUS LOCAL COMPANIES THAT QUALIFY UNDER CONDITION 1 OF MANPOWER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PRIORITIES SCHEME
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry of the 1,000 companies that qualify under Condition 1 of the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme, what is the breakdown of the number between foreign companies and local enterprises. The Minister for Manpower (Dr Tan See Leng): All Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) beneficiaries are locallyContinue reading “FOREIGN VERSUS LOCAL COMPANIES THAT QUALIFY UNDER CONDITION 1 OF MANPOWER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PRIORITIES SCHEME”
CORRELATION BETWEEN TIGHTENING OF FOREIGN WORKER QUOTAS AND HIRING OF SINGAPOREANS AT HIGHER PAY
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Government has conducted any studies to determine to what extent, when foreign worker quotas and access to Employment Pass or S Pass holders is tightened, will lead to firms hiring more Singaporeans, firms hiring Singaporeans at higher pay, firms hiring more Singaporeans at higher pay andContinue reading “CORRELATION BETWEEN TIGHTENING OF FOREIGN WORKER QUOTAS AND HIRING OF SINGAPOREANS AT HIGHER PAY”
PERFORMANCE AND TRAINING OF MANAGERS IN SINGAPORE
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Ministry has studied the performance of managers of Singapore companies vis-a-vis those in other developed countries as measured in the World Management Survey; (b) if not, will it do so; and (c) whether the Ministry is considering how the current eco-system of academic andContinue reading “PERFORMANCE AND TRAINING OF MANAGERS IN SINGAPORE”
INCREASES IN STARTING SALARIES FOR HOUSE OFFICERS, MEDICAL OFFICERS AND JUNIOR RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health with regard to the pay rise in starting salaries for junior doctors in the public healthcare system (a) what is the percentage increase in take home pay applied to house officers, medical officers and junior residents respectively; and (b) what are the reasons for the different increments forContinue reading “INCREASES IN STARTING SALARIES FOR HOUSE OFFICERS, MEDICAL OFFICERS AND JUNIOR RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM”
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LEVERAGED ON GLOBAL INVESTOR PROGRAMME TO QUALIFY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Just a quick question to the Minister of State vis-a-vis her response to the hon Member Mr Yip. For the GIP individuals who are PRs, does EDB or the Ministry track how many of them transit to being citizens in view of her reply to Mr Yip’sContinue reading “INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LEVERAGED ON GLOBAL INVESTOR PROGRAMME TO QUALIFY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY”
SIZE OF JOB MARKET FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the job market in the information and communications sector is shrinking; and (b) if so, whether the Ministry has correspondingly reduced the number of employment passes and S-passes issued to foreigners seeking jobs in this sector. Dr Tan See Leng: In the last few months,Continue reading “SIZE OF JOB MARKET FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR”
WORK PASSES ISSUED UNDER MANPOWER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PRIORITIES SCHEME
13 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry regarding the introduction of the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities scheme (a) what signal does the Ministry intend to send to companies with regard to their commitment to reduce dependence on low- and mid-skilled foreign workers; and (b) what impact will this have onContinue reading “WORK PASSES ISSUED UNDER MANPOWER FOR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PRIORITIES SCHEME”
EMPLOYMENT PASSES ISSUED TO NON-RESIDENTS WHO SECURED NEW JOBS IN THIRD QUARTER 2022 AND MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE SINGAPOREANS TO FILL THESE ROLES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower of the 75,900 new jobs created in Q3 2022 where 71,100 went to non-residents (a) how many of the non-residents are employed under (i) Employment Passes (ii) S Passes and (iii) work permits or other passes; (b) whether the Minister expects most new jobs created to goContinue reading “EMPLOYMENT PASSES ISSUED TO NON-RESIDENTS WHO SECURED NEW JOBS IN THIRD QUARTER 2022 AND MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE SINGAPOREANS TO FILL THESE ROLES”
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