SG Ministry of Manpower

2022-11-28 11:31:34 Open / Comment

2022-09-29 05:18:38 [Sent by MOM–29 September]
 
Revised Date for Vesak Day in 2023
 
Planning your leave for next year? The public holiday for Vesak Day will now be on Friday, 2 June next year.
 
Check out the updated list of public holidays in 2023 here: go.gov.sg/public-holidays Open / Comment

2022-09-14 12:41:00 [Sent by MOM – 14 Sep 2022]
 
MoneySense Campaign 2022 kicks off today!
 
From 14 Sep to end Nov

Start your financial planning journey with these simple and convenient first steps:
Sign up for free retirement planning workshops at go.gov.sg/my-retirement-plan. Post-workshop, you can sign up for one-to-one financial health clinics for personalised guidance.   
Use the enhanced Financial Health Check tool for customised recommendations to boost your financial health at www.moneysense.gov.sg/fhc/main
Watch free-to-air programmes on TV and MeWatch (https://www.mewatch.sg) for tips on managing finances and making sound financial decisions for a more secure retirement
Participate in financial education programmes including MyMoney@Campus, MyMoney@Public and World Investor Week
 
Visit www.moneysense.gov.sg for more information. Open / Comment

2022-09-02 14:35:06 197,000 full-time lower-wage workers to benefit from new Progressive Wage moves from 1 September 2022:
 
Retail Progressive Wage Model (PWM)
Extension of PWM to in-house cleaners, security officers and landscape workers
New Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) requirement
 
Including workers in existing PWM sectors, a total of 221,000 full-time lower-wage workers will benefit from these Progressive Wage moves.
 
We will continue to support our lower-wage workers to ensure no worker is left behind:
• By end 2022: Progressive Wage Mark to recognise companies that pay Progressive Wages
• Mar 2023: Food Services PWM and Occupational Progressive Wages
• Jul 2023: Waste Management PWM
 
Find out more at go.gov.sg/pw Open / Comment

2022-09-01 11:55:51 [Sent by MOM - 1 September]

Starting today, the Ministry of Manpower is introducing a slate of new measures to strengthen workplace safety and health (WSH) and improve WSH oversight. We will:

Introduce a six-month “Heightened Safety” period from 1 September 2022 to 28 February 2023, with tougher measures to increase management accountability and penalties for companies with unsafe work conditions and practices. This includes a mandatory Safety Time-Out between 1-15 September.

Expansion of StartSAFE programme to better support companies in improving WSH processes.

Disqualification framework and revised demerit point system for the construction sector, from 1 October 2022.

Set up a Multi-Sectoral Workplace Safety Taskforce to conduct sectoral deep dives into work practices and industry structures to strengthen safety practices and outcomes.

Learn more about these new measures at https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2022/0109-heightened-safety-period-measures-to-address-spate-of-workplace-fatalities Open / Comment

2022-08-22 11:37:32 [Sent by MOM - 22 August]

The Retail Progressive Wage Model will be implemented from 1 Sep 2022!
 
Over the next 3 years, about 46,000 retail workers will benefit from annual wage increases, minimum training requirements and a career progression pathway.
 
Monthly wage of entry-level retail assistant/cashier to 18% from $1,850 in 2022 to $2,175 in 2024
 
Enhanced Progressive Wage Credit Scheme will provide employers with up to 75% co-funding for wage increases in 2022. Employers will also have a 6-month adjustment period.

Find out more at go.gov.sg/pwm Open / Comment

2022-07-18 11:16:03 [Sent by MOM - 18 July]

MOM and TADM have released the latest Employment Standards Report 2021

Here are the highlights:

Overall incidence of employment claims and appeals fell significantly for both local and foreign employees from 2.59 in 2020 to 1.73 per 1,000 employees in 2021

95% of employees fully recovered owed salaries ($8.6 million in total) with help from Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) and Employment Claims Tribunal, higher than 92% in 2020

92% of salary claims and 84% of wrongful dismissal claims lodged in 2021 were concluded within 2 months, an improvement from 2020

Read the full Employment Standards Report 2021: www.mom.gov.sg/esr2021 Open / Comment

2022-06-10 07:22:24 [Sent by MOM - 10 June]

MOM will be strengthening our support for senior workers with the following changes starting 1 July 2022:

Retirement age will be increased from 62 to 63
Re-employment age will be increased from 67 to 68
Employees hired at age 55 and above will qualify for re-employment if they have worked for the same employer for at least 2 years

These measures will enable more senior workers to continue working if they wish to, and provide a larger pool of workers for businesses.

Share these updates with your friends and family! Open / Comment

2022-06-08 09:50:55 [Sent by MOM – 8 June]
 
MOM’s 2021 study on migrant domestic workers and their employers is out!
 
Here are the key findings:
: About 9 in 10 migrant domestic workers and their employers were highly satisfied with their employment relationships

99% of migrant domestic workers reported high satisfaction across accommodation, food sufficiency, social and emotional support

81% of migrant domestic workers intend to continue working here

85% of employers were satisfied with the support of their migrant domestic workers for their households

70% employers intend to renew their migrant domestic workers’ contracts
 
We will continue to:
Strengthen measures to support migrant domestic workers and their employers

Work with partners to boost awareness of employment rights and responsibilities among these two groups
 
Find out more at go.gov.sg/mdw-er-study2021-pr or read the full study at go.gov.sg/mdw-er-study2021 Open / Comment