The government has enhanced theJob Support Scheme(JSS) for selected sectors from May 16 to June 13, 2021. JSS was introduced in 2020 to offset local employees’ wages and help protect their jobs. Under JSS, the government co-funds a portion of the first S$4,600 (US$3,248) of gross...
The Singapore government will be paying out over S$4 billion to employers to help them pay the wages of 1.9 million local workers as part of the Job Support Scheme (JSS), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on July 19. A total of 140,000 employers will be receiving the payout from J...
This is why up to 60 percent of its second (Resilience Budget) and third (Solidarity Budget) COVID-19 stimulus packages were dedicated to the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS). Under this scheme, the government will cover 75 percent on the first S$4,600 (US$3,223) of monthly salaries for ...
Even Rafizi has reiterated this week that it is his “job”, through government policy, to prioritise increasing the wages of Malaysians, for them to better cope with rising living expenses. He emphasised that instead of embarking on new billion-ringgit projects, the unity government has fixed ...
In terms of boosting sectors deemed to have been particularly hard hit by the pandemic, theJob Support Scheme, first implemented in 2020, has been extended until June 2021. The sectors set to benefit are aviation, aerospace, tourism, retail, arts and culture, food services and those relating ...
Singapore’s government is keen to develop Singapore's status as a tech hub, with the aim of becoming the Silicon Valley of Asia. Numerous programmes and strategies have been implemented to support Singapore’s tech ecosystem, boost the talent pool, and make the country more attractive for glob...
Read More: Job Support Scheme In Singapore Values of MOM Singapore There are four values of MOM which guide the behavior and action of members for building a great workforce and great workplace in Singapore. These are: – Centeredness of people- MOM successfully placed people effectively accor...
Evidence suggests that retrenched employees who take the first job that comes along and employees who lack relevant skills and as a result take more than 5 months to find their next job tend to receive lower wages. As such, the Singapore government's suggested transition support scheme is ...
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Government and industry support to help companies do this will go a long way as some industries continue to work through short term revenue and resourcing challenges. Marcus Lam Executive Chairman, PwC Singapore Everybody’s Budget; everybody’s birthday, again Many business owners will ...