Ministry of Manpower

SINGAPORE: Fewer Singapore residents in the labour force faced discrimination at work and during their job searches last year, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Monday (Jul 31). More job seekers and employees did, however, experience…

More importantly, Singapore's courts require employers to show that its non-compete clauses are legitimate and reasonable based on clear principles set out. “The starting point is that these clauses are prima facie unenforceable,” said Ms…

The WSH Council will launch a national campaign in April to encourage workers and members of the public to report unsafe practices at workplaces.  "Workers are encouraged to first report WSH concerns to their supervisors and companies for…

Mr Zaqy stressed that top management must "take responsibility" to strengthen WSH by integrating safety into all operations, and fostering a safe operations culture. "You must also build workplaces where workers feel safe to speak up and…

SINGAPORE: There has been an increase in the number of retrenchments in the tech sector, with 1,270 local workers laid off from July to mid-November, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng told Parliament on Monday (Nov 28). Among them, around…

SINGAPORE: The labour market continued to improve in the second quarter of 2022, with total employment reaching 99.5 per cent of the level in December 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) Labour Market…

SINGAPORE: Employers and workers should adopt a "flexible mindset" on a four-day work week, Minister of State in the Manpower Ministry Gan Siow Huang said in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 13). She added that a four-day work week may work well…

SINGAPORE: A worker died in hospital on Wednesday (Jul 13) a week after being hit by a timber fragment, taking the total number of workplace fatalities this year to 30. The 51-year-old man was working at Pasir Ris Drive 1 on Jul 6 when the…

SINGAPORE: Total wage growth rebounded to 3.9 per cent in 2021, comparable to before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, but real wage growth was dampened by higher inflation last year, the Manpower Ministry (MOM) said on Monday (May 30). Real…

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS Detailing their recommendations, the tripartite partners said employers should continue to make efforts to provide flexibility for workers, including redesigning jobs where needed, while taking into consideration…