Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether any studies have been carried out on the number of Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) Passes the Ministry intends to issue particularly with regard to the impact on job opportunities for Singaporeans; and (b) what are the objective criteria set for the issuance of the ONE PassContinue reading “BENEFITS OF NEW OVERSEAS NETWORKS AND EXPERTISE PASS TO SINGAPORE AND SINGAPOREANS”
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DATA ON AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY DRAWN BY EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower for each year over the last 10 years (a) what is the average monthly salary drawn by Employment Pass (EP) holders by deciles; and (b) what is the number of EP holders within each income decile. Dr Tan See Leng: MOM regularly reviews the EP qualifying salary toContinue reading “DATA ON AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY DRAWN BY EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS”
ENCOURAGING MORE TO JOIN SOCIAL SERVICE AND DISABILITY CARE SECTOR
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development what is being done to encourage more people to join the social service and disability care sector. Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) works closely with Social Service Agencies (SSAs) to develop strategies and initiatives to attract manpowerContinue reading “ENCOURAGING MORE TO JOIN SOCIAL SERVICE AND DISABILITY CARE SECTOR”
TECH.PASS APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND APPROVED AND THEIR MEDIAN AND MEAN MONTHLY SALARIES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry since the Tech.Pass was opened for application in January 2021 (a) how many applications have been received; (b) of these, how many have been approved; (c) what is the median and mean monthly salary of the successful applicants; and (d) what metrics are being trackedContinue reading “TECH.PASS APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND APPROVED AND THEIR MEDIAN AND MEAN MONTHLY SALARIES”
ENSURING COMPETITIVENESS OF LOCAL REMUNERATIONS FOR QUALIFIED REGISTERED NURSES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the starting salaries of qualified registered nurses in Singapore are lower than those offered in other developed countries and territories, including Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong; and (b) what is the Ministry doing to ensure that nurses’ remunerations are competitive, both locally and internationally.Continue reading “ENSURING COMPETITIVENESS OF LOCAL REMUNERATIONS FOR QUALIFIED REGISTERED NURSES”
EXCESSIVE RISK-TAKING BY GIG AND PLATFORM WORKERS TO FULFIL ORDERS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Government will (i) consider regulating platform companies to ensure they do not encourage excessive risk-taking by gig and platform workers to fulfil orders, such as by taking on too many jobs an hour or riding during dangerous weather and (ii) study the artificial intelligence and algorithms ofContinue reading “EXCESSIVE RISK-TAKING BY GIG AND PLATFORM WORKERS TO FULFIL ORDERS”
OUTCOMES OF COMPLAINTS ON ALLEGED PRICE HIKES AND POTENTIAL ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR FROM 2018
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry from 2018 to date (a) how many complaints on alleged price hikes and potential anti-competitive behaviour has the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) received annually; and (b) how many investigations on potential anti-competitive behaviour has CCCS initiated on its own. Mr Gan KimContinue reading “OUTCOMES OF COMPLAINTS ON ALLEGED PRICE HIKES AND POTENTIAL ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR FROM 2018”
DATA ON OUTSTANDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT LEVY COLLECTIONS OWED BY COMPANIES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education with regard to outstanding Skills Development Levy (SDL) collections owed by companies (a) what is the current breakdown by (i) number of public and private companies respectively and (ii) number of multinational corporations and small to medium-sized enterprises respectively; and (b) whether the companies in SDL arrearsContinue reading “DATA ON OUTSTANDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT LEVY COLLECTIONS OWED BY COMPANIES”
AVERAGE RENT PER SQUARE FOOT FOR COMMERCIAL HDB UNITS IN HDB RESIDENTIAL ESTATES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development in each of the last 10 years including 2022 to date what is the average rent per square foot for commercial HDB units located in HDB residential estates that are for (i) food and beverage businesses (ii) medical facilities and (iii) essential services respectively, broken down intoContinue reading “AVERAGE RENT PER SQUARE FOOT FOR COMMERCIAL HDB UNITS IN HDB RESIDENTIAL ESTATES”
PROFILES OF LICENSED GAS SERVICE WORKERS AS OF JUNE 2022
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) as of June 2022, how many licensed gas service workers are (i) Singaporeans (ii) permanent residents and (iii) foreigners respectively; (b) of those with such a licence who are non-Singaporeans, what are (i) the top 10 nationalities and (ii) the types of work pass that theyContinue reading “PROFILES OF LICENSED GAS SERVICE WORKERS AS OF JUNE 2022”
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