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Jan 23
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Oct 21
HR WhatNow: Progressive Wage
In Singapore’s National Day rally speech, held on August 29 2021, PM Lee made announcement on measures regarding lower income workers in Singapore amidst other social & national matters. In accordance with the public statement found on the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) website regarding salaries, here are the information summarized in point form for reading. […]
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Feb 21
HR WhatNow: S$700mn extension to the Jobs Support Scheme & More
Singapore’s latest budget speech was delivered on 16th February 2021 by Finance minister, Heng Swee Keat in parliament, an array of funds were announced to put together a framework to build resilience and prepare for the life post-pandemic. Measures are taken to include a 6 months extension on the jobs support scheme, salaries for specific […]
HR Whatnow: Working During A Pandemic?
As featured in Talking Point 2020/2021 EP 24 On 8th October 2020, Singapore’s national program “Talking Point” touched on the workforce going back to work at their workplaces. Having said that, there are still many strict safe distancing rules like split team arrangement, controlled access and one metre safe distancing. Our Director & Partner Consultant […]
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Oct 20
HR Whatnow : Phase 3 in Singapore
Dos, Don’ts & Maybe(s) Last week, the Minister of Education & co-chair MTF announced that the Singapore Government is planning to enter into Phase 3 in the coming weeks ahead. During the media announcement he has made emphasis on several areas that covers how the framework may take shape both socially & professionally. Here are […]
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Aug 20
HR WhatNow : Recession Survival Guide List (2 of 2)
Singapore enters technical recession as GDP plunges 12.6% in Q2 For the readers who are currently operating in any capacity of the HR personnel in a company it is official: Singapore has entered into its worse economy performance, possibly, since its founding year. Report read here. This is the situation that we all as companies […]
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Jun 20
Ending circuit breaker: phased approach to resuming activities safely
It is important for businesses to resume operations while avoiding flare ups of new Covid clusters. The consequence of overlooking safety measures and knowledge of how to handle if an incident is discovered can have dire consequences to the continuity of business during this volatile early stages. Contact us if you have any concerns and […]
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Jun 20
Singapore reopening: social distancing rules explained and everything you can do now
As anticipated, Singapore is gearing up to exit the ‘circuit breaker’ on June 1. However, this does not mean that life returns to normal straight away. The city is instead set to reopen in three phases over several months, with measures progressively lifted according to each phase from June 2. These phases are broken down into Phase 1 (Safe opening), […]