Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) as of June 2022, how many licensed electrical 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 type of work pass that they holdContinue reading “PROFILES OF LICENSED ELECTRICAL WORKERS AS OF JUNE 2022”
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PROFILES OF LICENSED PLUMBERS AS OF JUNE 2022
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) as of June 2022, how many licensed plumbers 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 type of work pass that they holdContinue reading “PROFILES OF LICENSED PLUMBERS AS OF JUNE 2022”
TARGET LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WITH EXPECTED RECOVERY IN VISITOR ARRIVALS AND HIRING SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry in view of the expected recovery in visitor arrivals to between four and six million visitors in 2022 (a) what is the current and end-year target levels of employment for the hospitality industry as compared to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period; and (b) whether any formsContinue reading “TARGET LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WITH EXPECTED RECOVERY IN VISITOR ARRIVALS AND HIRING SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED”
REPLACEMENT SITES FOR LIM CHU KANG FARMS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to the 70 Lim Chu Kang farms that have their leases extended till July 2022 and February 2023 (a) how many farms have been successful at securing a replacement site; (b) whether any financial and non-financial support has been extended to these farms toContinue reading “REPLACEMENT SITES FOR LIM CHU KANG FARMS”
NON-WARRANT OFFICER REGULAR SPECIALISTS WHO RETIRED FROM SAF BY AGE 50 AND TOP FIVE JOBS TAKEN UP AFTER RETIREMENT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Defence (a) for each year from 2016 to 2021 how many regular specialists who were not Warrant Officers retired from the SAF by the age of 50; and (b) whether the Ministry tracks the career progression of these retired specialists and, if so, what are the top fiveContinue reading “NON-WARRANT OFFICER REGULAR SPECIALISTS WHO RETIRED FROM SAF BY AGE 50 AND TOP FIVE JOBS TAKEN UP AFTER RETIREMENT”
COMPETITION COMMISSION’S REVIEW OF ALLEGED ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR BY FUEL RETAILERS IN FIRST HALF OF 2022
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) when will the results of the review conducted by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore on alleged anti-competitive behaviour by fuel retailers during the spike in commodity prices in the first half of the year be released; and (b) whether such a reviewContinue reading “COMPETITION COMMISSION’S REVIEW OF ALLEGED ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR BY FUEL RETAILERS IN FIRST HALF OF 2022”
PROPORTION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS WITH JOB ROLES CONDUCIVE FOR HYBRID WORK AND NUMBER OF WORK-FROM-HOME DAYS PERMISSIBLE PER WEEK
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) what is the current proportion of public officers who are in job roles which are conducive for hybrid work and will be allowed to telecommute; and (b) for such officers, what is the average number of days a week that they will be allowed to work fromContinue reading “PROPORTION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS WITH JOB ROLES CONDUCIVE FOR HYBRID WORK AND NUMBER OF WORK-FROM-HOME DAYS PERMISSIBLE PER WEEK”
PROPORTION OF NON-OFFICER VERSUS OFFICER-LEVEL PERSONNEL SUPPORTED BY CAREER TRANSITION RESOURCE CENTRE
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Defence (a) what is the proportion of non-officer versus officer-level (including Warrant Officers) personnel supported by the Career Transition Resource Centre in assisting their transition from a career in the armed forces; and (b) whether SAF maintains successful placement statistics for non-officer versus officer-level retirees. Dr Ng EngContinue reading “PROPORTION OF NON-OFFICER VERSUS OFFICER-LEVEL PERSONNEL SUPPORTED BY CAREER TRANSITION RESOURCE CENTRE”
COMPANIES IMPLEMENTING WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH-ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the number of companies that have sought to implement Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) enhancing technologies; (b) what proportion of these companies have received state financial assistance or support; (c) of those receiving such support, what percentage of the total cost for implementation of the WSHContinue reading “COMPANIES IMPLEMENTING WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH-ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES”
CONSOLIDATION IN TECH SECTOR AND IMPACT ON SINGAPOREANS’ TECH JOBS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many Singaporeans are currently employed in the tech industry in Singapore; (b) how many Singaporeans in this industry have been made redundant in the last six months; and (c) what is the impact of the industry’s current “consolidation” in jobs expected to be on the overallContinue reading “CONSOLIDATION IN TECH SECTOR AND IMPACT ON SINGAPOREANS’ TECH JOBS”
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