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17 APRIL 2016
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LIGHTING
THE WAY
With the Labour Movement’s support,
working people like Mr Kuan Mun Fai
stand to benefit from enhancements to
worker support schemes announced by
the Ministry of Manpower.
2 SINGAPORE WORKFORCE NTUC This Week 17 APRIL 2016
Going
Local
Workers of Singapore, there
is a platter of better things
coming your way. In the
meantime, there are a few
among us who have been
helping themselves to stay
ahead of the race.
By Shukry Rashid and Jonathan Tan
W
ith an eye on the changing work landscape, the Ministry of Manpower has introduced a number of initiatives to help workers and
businesses get themselves future-ready.
On the workers front, older workers and professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) can look forward to enhancements in assistance
schemes such as the Career Support Progamme and the Professional Conversion Programme.
For older workers, the upping of the re-employment age from 65 to 67 will help alleviate their worries about working longer, should they wish to.
In light of future manpower shortages, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stand to get more support from the Government agencies as they
adapt their operations to be manpower-lean through the Lean Enterprise Development (LED) Scheme.
In our cover feature, we zoom in on three workers and a business owner who have benefitted from current schemes, with bigger things in store for
them and other workers. With workers at the heart of everything the Labour Movement does, included here are some places and addresses to help
workers of all ages across the employment landscape.
Reframing Formerly a business development director with
OLED Asia Pacific at Philips Lighting, Mr Kuan
development director at local small and medium-
sized enterprise Krislite. The culture might be
Perspective
Mun Fai had to make a career transition last year different, but he is able
when a restructuring saw the business unit he to leverage his
was in charge of acquired and relocated overseas. experience to help
the company in its
Career support for this A CATALYST FOR CHANGE plans to grow the
experienced PME proves to be a “I see my career as a book, with many chapters,” business overseas.
win-win result for him and his said Mr Kuan. While evaluating his future, the
52-year-old enriched himself with projects both
new company. in Singapore and Laos. He signed himself up for
career support with enablers like NTUC’s e2i
(Employment and Employability Institute) and
the Singapore Workforce Development Agency.
“Consultations with a career coach helped
GOOD TO KNOW provide a reality check on what was out there and
NTUC operates two U PME Centres and an
the options that were available to me.
online portal where PMEs can go to for help “That worked like a catalyst in my approach
and advice. to new employers. And with the Career Support
One Marina Boulevard (OMB) NTUC Centre
Programme (CSP) mitigating the salaries of
1 Marina Boulevard #B1-01 S(018989) experienced PMEs like myself, it frees up the
Hotline: 6213 8008 financial burden companies may have and they
can focus on whether I’m the right person. It
Devan Nair Institute for Employment and
Employability doesn’t solve the problem, but it helps them
Career Services Centre (Level 2) 80 Jurong focus on what we can bring to the table and help
East Street 21 S(609607) the business,” he elaborated.
Website: http://ntuc.org.sg/wps/portal/
While he did speak to a few potential
pme/home. employers, Mr Kuan eventually secured
employment in January as the business
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Embracing For restaurateur G. Shanmugam, manpower
issues are one of the key challenges to running
cut manpower by up to 40 per cent, so my crew
can now concentrate on service,” he added.
the Future
a successful food and beverage business here in
Singapore. BEING INDEPENDENT
“A lot of locals are shunning away from Leveraging the Lean Enterprise Development
working in the food and beverage sector, so scheme, Mr Shanmugam plans to have the
This local business has leveraged that is an issue, which is why we have to rely on restaurant’s foreign employees transfer
technology to help ease its foreign manpower,” shared the 53-year-old. knowledge to local employees while some other
manpower crunch while building “Restaurants like mine can never be fully processes get automated.
automated because we’ll always need a minimum “In the meantime, the Government has given
a stronger Singaporean core in number of crew to maintain that human touch us two years (starting from June 2016) to roll
its employee base. and provide service with a smile,” pointed out the out these programmes which will help us build a
owner of Gayatri restaurants. Singaporean core in our business,” he said.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
“What we have to do now, is to make the job
easier through automating processes to attract
more local talent. Accuracy and hygiene too
can be improved through these automated
processes,” he said.
As a single restaurant is often unable to have
the volume to maximise such processes, Mr
GOOD TO KNOW
Shanmugam and seven other fellow members of
the Indian Restaurant Association (Singapore) U SME
have come together to form a consortium to
NTUC’s U SME Secretariat can assist SMEs
jointly operate a centralised kitchen that will help to take advantage of the LED Scheme
with the procurement, processing and cooking and support them with a range of other
of the base items on the menu before delivering resources to grow their businesses. To get in
touch with the U SME secretariat, email sme@
them to the outlets. ntuc.org.sg.
“I hadn’t realised such
manpower-lean processes could
The epitome of active aging, Mdm Catherine
Wong is 74-years-old but looks barely a day
Flexible over 60. To the accounts assistant at Bay
Hotel Singapore, it’s all about eating well and
Arrangements
maintaining an active, balanced lifestyle.
AGE NOT A FACTOR
A self-confessed workaholic, Mdm Wong has
A flexible work arrangement been with the hotel full time since 2014. Her age
may be past the re-employment age (legislated
and permanent employment has
to be raised from 65 to 67 from 1 July 2017) but
seen this older worker continue the hotel’s fair employment policies has seen her
doing what she enjoys, and secure a permanent full time contract.
that’s work. Elaborating on the hotel’s policy towards
mature workers, Bay Hotel Singapore’s Human
Resource Manager Yvonne Lim shared: “We
practice fair employment for all staff here. It
doesn’t matter if they’re older or at retirement
age, they’re still entitled to all the benefits staff
enjoy with a full time contract. We redesign their
job scopes to better tap their experience
and ability.”
AN UNDERSTANDING APPROACH
Understandably, Mdm Wong’s seniority meant
that some flexibility at work was needed to help
her excel. While scheduled to work Mondays to
Fridays from 9am to 6pm, she gets to enjoy a
free-er schedule to achieve “work-life balance.”
“I handle the hotel’s petty cash payments and
data entry and can do it very quickly,” said Mdm
GOOD TO KNOW Wong, describing how she enjoys her work.
At the same time, “whenever I need to apply
U LIVE
NTUC’s U Live offers support for older workers in for leave to take care of my husband at home or
addition to a suite of resources to help them accompany him to the hospital, I am able to do so.
lead active lifestyles. For more information,
“Also, should I not be feeling well, or need to
email ntuc-ulivedept@ntuc.org.sg or visit
www.ulive.sg. take urgent leave to attend to personal matters or
visit the doctor, I can do so just by informing my
manager,” she added.
4 SINGAPORE WORKFORCE NTUC This Week 17 APRIL 2016
The PCP offers
professionals like me a
second chance to be bold
and start over again. If you
feel there’s a dead end in
your career, you can consider
elsewhere. There is nothing
wrong about it.”
Shirlie Djefri
A Second Thirty-five-year-old Shirlie Djefri is a successful
vice principal at Bethel Preschool. But there was a
It was not all smooth sailing after she signed up
for the PCP in March 2010 where she had to start
Chance
time when she felt unsure about her career when from scratch as a trainee teacher at Bethel Day
she was with a design firm as a project manager. Care Centre.
When the company decided to head towards Concurrently, she had to go back to school for a
a different direction in 2009, she asked herself Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ)
The Professional Conversion if she should continue working there. Professional Diploma in ECCE. Her traineeship
Programme has served this “That was the point when I started to look also meant a pay cut.
elsewhere and decide what I wanted to do,” “Most of my friends couldn’t understand why
worker's aspirations well for a said Shirlie. I wanted to start over. But I didn’t mind because
second career. I didn’t find a great sense of satisfaction in what
GOING WITH PASSION I was doing before. I knew for sure it wasn’t the
Shirlie got a second wind for a career when right career path for me then,” she explained.
she chanced upon a career fair by NTUC’s e2i
(Employment and Employability Institute) NEVER A DEAD END
GOOD TO KNOW in early 2010. There, she found out about the Today, she oversees the operations of Bethel
NTUC’s e2i provides an array of services
Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) for Preschool, the second childcare centre by Bethel
such as career coaching, job opportunities, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Presbyterian Church, which includes 13 teachers
employability programmes and more. For administered by the Singapore Workforce and three non-teaching staff.
more information, visit www.e2i.com.sg.
Development Agency (WDA). “The PCP offers professionals like me a
Devan Nair Institute for Employment and During her free time, she used to volunteer second chance to be bold and start over again.
Employability working with children in a church, something If you feel there’s a dead end in your career, you
Career Services Centre (Level 2) 80 Jurong she enjoyed doing. After much contemplation, can consider elsewhere. There is nothing wrong
East Street 21 S(609607)
she decided to sign up for the PCP in ECCE as it about it. Learning is a lifelong process and we
gelled with her passion. have to pursue what we like to do,” she advised.
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New Regulations for Private
Hire Car Drivers
A new licencing requirement for private hire care drivers will see
increased safety for commuters. However, the National Taxi Association
(NTA) feels more can be done.
By Ryan Chan
I
n response to the Ministry of Transport’s
announcement that private hire car drivers
will now have to apply for a vocational
licence, NTA said in a statement that “bolder
steps were required.”
The licencing requirement announcement
was made by Senior Minister of State for
Transport Ng Chee Meng during the Committee
of Supply debate on 12 April 2016.
The Private Hire Car Driver’s Vocational
Licence (PDVL), which will kick in during
the first half of 2017, means that drivers will
now have to undergo safety training sessions
and background screenings. They will also be
subjected to a demerit point system for errant
conduct, such as touting and soliciting street-
hail jobs. They must also have been holding a
Class 3/3A driving licence for at least two years
prior to applying for the PDVL.
Private hire car drivers also have to
register their vehicles with the Land
Transport Authority (LTA), where a decal
has to be distinctly displayed on the window
or windscreen of the vehicle. The decal has a
tamper-evident feature, where any removal or
attempt to tamper will make it non-reusable.
NTA REACTION
The new regulations are in line with some of
the recommendations that NTA had called
for in November last year in the interests of
commuters’ safety.
However, the association had also called
for other recommendations which were not private-hire services,” said NTUC Assistant ASG Ang, who is also NTA Executive
included in the announcements. Secretary-General (ASG) and MP for Ang Mo Advisor, said: “We had expected the Ministry
In a report submitted to LTA, NTA had Kio GRC Ang Hin Kee. of Transport to make the announcements at
requested for reviews to be made to fare one go. There was a sense of something holding
structures from private-hire services like Uber THE NEXT STEP them back. Nonetheless, we will look to see how
and GrabCar for a more level playing field. This He added that taxi drivers felt this was a missed we can provide that push to expedite some of
would have also allowed commuters access to opportunity to address all their concerns. the more urgent issues at hand.”
clear and transparent fee structures for both
taxi and private-hire services.
They had also called for LTA to embrace the
effectiveness of using new tools and technology
to improve transport availability and the riding
experience of commuters. On top of the proposed framework,
“On top of the proposed framework,
commuters should also be protected with a clear commuters should also be
and transparent accountability system provided protected with a clear and transparent
by the private-hire services, so that there is accountability system provided by
proper recourse in the unfortunate event of
accidents and dispute. the private-hire services, so that there
“NTA believes that the service quality is proper recourse in the unfortunate
standards for taxis and private-hire services event of accidents and dispute.”
should be harmonised. MOT (Ministry of
Transport) should embrace new technology
like direct user reviews to better monitor the NTUC Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) Ang Hin Kee
requisite service standards for both taxis and
6 BUDGET DEBATE NTUC This Week 17 APRIL 2016
More
Family
Time
$120m Fund to Boost
ICT Sector
MCI unveils various initiatives to ramp up
manpower capabilities for the ICT sector.
By Ramesh Subbaraman Guys, planning a baby
anytime soon? Guess
T
here will be a bumper crop of 30,000 the Government Technology Agency and ST
jobs to be filled in the information Electronics. what, you’ll get to spend
and communications technology (ICT)
sector in Singapore by 2020. As demand will SkillsFuture Awards: MCI will give out more more time with your
eventually outstrip the current supply, Minister than 300 SkillsFuture Study Awards next year. newborn with a longer
for Communications and Information (MCI) Dr
Yaacob Ibrahim outlined several steps that will
Recipients will receive a monetary award of
S$5,000 each which can be used to defray out-of- paternity leave from the
be taken to help build a Singaporean core in pocket expenses associated with the course start of next year.
the sector. they take.
Speaking in Parliament during his Ministry’s By Shukry Rashid
Committee of Supply debate on 11 April, he Tech Immersion and Placement programmes:
F
said: “We must do our best to support our In its effort to help mid-career professionals athers of children born from 1 January
Singaporeans to be highly skilled so that they can make a career switch and join the sector, MCI 2017 will be entitled to a total of two
compete with global talent.” will ramp up the capacity for Tech Immersion weeks of paternity leave, up from the
In order to achieve that, the Ministry has set and Placement programmes to support more currently legislated one week.
aside $120 million to support training efforts to than 1,000 Singaporean trainees over the next This was announced by Senior Minister
meet future needs of the ICT sector. three years. This is especially for those with of State Josephine Teo when she spoke on
science, technology, engineering and math population during the Committee of Supply
Here are the initiatives: (STEM) backgrounds. Last year, the Infocomm debate on 13 April 2016.
Industry Preparation for Pre-Graduates: Development Authority partnered with General “On numerous occasions in this debate,
The Ministry will focus on some 6,000 students Assembly to offer bootcamps that provide short but members [of Parliament] spoke about the
from each cohort, who are already in the ICT immersive training for people with no background “Singaporean Core”. Clearly, it is something
disciplines, with an Industry Preparation for Pre- or industry experience in ICT but want to pursue a we all care deeply about… In promoting
Graduates (iPREP) Programme. The Infocomm career in the sector. Participants are taught through marriage and parenthood, we are growing the
Development Authority (IDA) will work with industry projects by industry practitioners, and Singaporean Core from within,” said Mrs Teo.
institutes of higher learning to select students will receive career support and have job placement The enhancement applies to all fathers
and place them on the structured internship and opportunities with potential employers. of Singapore citizen children born from 1
mentorship programme. January 2017.
Clusters and unions will need
Accelerate Professional Development: to work with MCI and its I am very happy to note that
MCI will expand the company-led training agencies to ensure that we build a the Government will legislate
programmes to help more than a thousand strong Singaporean Core in all of a second week of paternity leave.
professionals each year, compared to 160 today. these programmes. ICT is a strategic This will be an important pillar in
competency that should be localised supporting family-centric workplaces.
Technology Skills Accelerator: MCI will over time. We should also work to help It also correctly reflects the important
work very closely with the industry to grow the place our Labour Movement members role and aspirations of young fathers
recently announced Technology Skills Accelerator into these programmes for career in their co-parenting journey.”
into a flagship platform where all Singapore ICT facilitation.”
NTUC Director (Progressive Wage Model
professionals can receive training and career NTUC Director (Progressive Wage Model and SkillsFuture) and MP for Tampines GRC
advice. The partnership will be anchored by and SkillsFuture) and MP for Tampines GRC Desmond Choo
major employers such as Singtel, Mediacorp, Desmond Choo
NTUC This Week 17 APRIL 2016 BUDGET DEBATE 7
Post-Budget
Dialogue
In a dialogue session with union
leaders, NTUC Secretary-General
(SG) Chan Chun Sing delves
deeper into the recent budget
announcement.
Story and photo by Jonathan Tan
Engineering Career
Progression
An engineer and working in the public
sector? Here’s some good stuff coming
your way soon.
By Shukry Rashid
D
eputy Prime Minister (DPM) Teo Chee Hean – also Minister in charge of
the Public Service Division – spoke on the Government’s plans to build up
engineering capabilities in the public service at the Committee of Supply
NTUC Secretary-General Chan
debate on 13 April 2016.
Chun Sing addressing union leaders
at the post-Budget dialogue.
Better Salaries: Fresh engineering graduates working in the public sector can
look forward to better salaries. Salaries for engineers joining the public service
F
upon graduation will be set at $3,800, while those specialised in Information and ollowing up on the recent Budget debates that went
Communications Technology (ICT) will start from $4,000. on in Parliament, NTUC’s Ong Teng Cheong Labour
Leadership Institute recently organised a post-budget
Competency Framework: This framework will be developed for engineers in dialogue session with NTUC Secretary-General (SG) Chan
seven public agencies in the second half of 2016. The framework will articulate Chun Sing on 13 April 2016.
knowledge and skills to help them progress in their careers. The session saw more than 150 union leaders, Young
The Government will also build on existing programmes that agencies have NTUC activists and staff attending.
in place for technical specialists, and ramp up efforts to identify and develop While the surgical application of this year’s Budget was
engineers with deep technical expertise to take on key leadership positions in to prepare workers and small and medium-sized businesses
ministries and public agencies. Greater support for career development and for the challenging times ahead, SG Chan cautioned that
growth will also be given, such as mentoring by senior technical experts. the growing number of Singaporeans requiring support in
the form of Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) and Silver
Centres of Excellence: They will be established for key engineering knowledge Support is something to be mindful of.
clusters. They will be built around public agencies which already have a strong “The mark of success is not how many people are eligible
base of engineering capabilities. for WIS and Silver Support. The mark of success is how we
These centres will aggregate key capabilities and build deep engineering expertise can gradually wind down the schemes because our workers
in critical areas of need. They will support other government organisations, won’t need them,” said SG Chan.
optimise scarce engineering resources, and invest in research and development to
build cutting-edge engineering expertise. VOICE OF THE LABOUR MOVEMENT
Plans for three such centres are already in the pipeline; they are JTC Corporation, SG Chan also highlighted the important role which union
Defence Science and Technology Agency, and GovTech. leaders play in watching out for our older workers and
ensuring that they have the relevant skills to continue
I’m happy that DPM Teo has announced a series of working.
measures to better attract, retain and upgrade the “All of us as union leaders have to keep an eye out for
engineering professionals within the civil service. This will help companies who have benefitted from initiatives like the Lean
boost their careers, image and prospects and also enhance our Enterprise Development Scheme. As the productivity of these
public sector's capabilities to roll out various infrastructural and companies increase, do our workers get a fair share of these
technological projects in Singapore.” gains?” he added, while underscoring the Labour Movement’s
responsibility in safeguarding the interests of workers.
NTUC Assistant Secretary-General and MP for West Coast GRC Patrick Tay
8 MANPOWER NTUC This Week 17 APRIL 2016
Advantages of a Fair Workplace
Is there a formula for companies to be successful? Manpower Minister Lim
Swee Say believes it all boils down to looking out for the employees.
By Ramesh Subbaraman
M
anpower Minister Lim Swee Say has a
challenge for employers – help workers
to be happy, healthy, productive and
purposeful.
Addressing employers and human resource
personnel at the Exemplary Employer Award
Presentation organised by the Tripartite Alliance
For Fair & Progressive Employment Practices
(TAFEP), he said companies with such workers
will do better because they can better attract and
retain good workers and stay competitive.
CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Mr Lim noted that 2016 marks TAFEP’s 10th
anniversary, and over the years it has introduced
many initiatives to help companies implement
fair and progressive workplace practices.
To date, more than 4,300 organisations have
Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say (in the centre) with the award winners.
signed the Employers Pledge of Fair Employment
Practices. As part of the pledge, TAFEP works can be an advantage—different genders, ages,
with these employers to help them create fair and races, religions and nationalities,” said Mr Lim,
inclusive workplaces. addressing the winners and attendees.
TAFEP has also helped workers who have Employees and union leaders were responsible
encountered workplace discrimination and for nominating awardees. One of the winners TAFEP EXEMPLARY EMPLOYER
assisted employers to close human resource gaps. was DBS Bank, which plans to give an additional AWARD WINNERS 2016
TAFEP’s Co-Chair, NTUC Deputy Secretary- boost to encourage lifelong learning among its
General (DSG) Heng Chee How, also urged employees. Aviva Limited
employers to be inquisitive and be open to new Its Managing Director, Group Business Courts (S) Pte Ltd
ways of improving what they have already put HR, Theresa Phua said that in line with the Federal Express (Singapore) Pte Ltd
in place. Government’s SkillsFuture drive and in the spirit Maybank Singapore
“Benchmark yourselves not just against of continuous learning, DBS will introduce a new Singapore General Hospital
your peers in the same industry, but the rest of programme called “DBS SkillsFlex”. SSTC Institute Pte Ltd
Singapore and eventually the best in the world,” All Singapore employees ranked Senior
New Entrants
said DSG Heng. Associates and below will receive a $500 DBS 3E Accounting Pte Ltd
SkillsFlex Credit annually. Admiralty Primary School
EXEMPLARY EMPLOYER AWARD 2016 “On top of the 10,000 courses in the DBS Bank Ltd
This year, there were 15 winners (see box) of the SkillsFuture Credit Course Directory, these MatchMove Pay Pte Ltd
award, nine of whom were new entrants. employees will be able to participate in 50 courses National Environment Agency
“You have gone the extra mile and shown customised for DBS by NTUC LearningHub. Network Express Courier Services
OCBC Bank
your commitment to implement fair, responsible “The courses cover topics that are especially
The American Club
and progressive employment practices in your relevant to today’s rapidly changing landscape, West Spring Primary School
companies. Many of the winners have shown including social intelligence, computational
how the diversity of our Singaporean workforce thinking and new media literacy,” said Ms Phua.
NTUC This Week 17 APRIL 2016 WEEK IN REVIEW 9
Snapshots
A quick round up of what went on in and around the Labour Movement recently.
By NTUC This Week Team
What’s Next
Co-organised by nEbO and Young NTUC, What’s
Next gives volunteers and alumni from nEbO
an insight into what Young NTUC is all about.
What’s Next is one of several events that aims to
help nEbO members with a seamless transition
into their next step in the Labour Movement.
The youth committee organised an engagement
session on 19 March 2016 with 40 children from
various beneficiaries with a kite-flying event and a
mini Amazing Race held at Marina Barrage.
nEbO Pixels
Themed ‘A Better World’, nEbO Pixels gave 28
youths the chance to learn the essentials of
photography through a two-day workshop held
on 26 and 27 March 2016 and conducted by
professionals such as Willy Foo and Triston Yeo.
The event wasn’t just for the young with four U
Live Ambassadors joining in to share experiences
and offer tips on taking that perfect shot.
eXplorerkid’s Little Run 350
Talent Show This year’s edition of the NTUC
The inaugural eXplorerkid’s Little Talent Income Run 350 on 10 April
Show on 12 March 2016 showcased 2016 saw a turnout of more than
the hidden potential of more than 50 10,000 participants all banding
participants as they took to the stage together for a green cause. Here’s
to wow the crowds with what they can a look back at the action.
do. While each participant, aged seven
to 12, walked away with more
than $200 worth of goodies,
the day belonged to Bella
and Donna Chong, whose
angelic voices saw
them take home
the grand prize
valued at $500.
10 EVENTS NTUC This Week 17 APRIL 2016
May Day 2016
To celebrate the spirit of the Labour Movement, NTUC will be commemorating May Day this year together
with 25,000 members and partners across five NTUC May Day events in the month of May.
Care, Fair and Grow – these are the three key thrusts of Labour Movement 2019 and they will also form
the theme of this year’s celebrations. We bring you a sneak peek into what you can expect from 29 April
till the end of May on this page.
Compiled by Shukry Rashid
These events are open through invitations
only, except for the May Day Fiesta.
File photo 2015: Over 4,000 people attended last year's May Day
Rally held at The Star Performing Arts Centre.
Kick-starting the May Day celebrations is the On May Day, 1,400 union leaders,
annual May Day dinner. Incorporating the U Associate and U SME partners, key
prestigious May Day Awards, NTUC will recognise representatives from NTUC social enterprises and
over 90 outstanding individuals and tripartite partners who have Labour Movement communities, and tripartite partners will
made significant contributions to the Labour Movement. The come together to celebrate this special day with the workers.
dinner will also be attended by some 1,600 guests, comprising With Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as guest-of-honour, NTUC
unionists, senior government officials and management will reaffirm its commitment towards building a stronger and
representatives. more inclusive Labour Movement to create a better future for all
workers in Singapore.
29 Apr 2016, 6pm to 9pm. Grand Ballroom,
Orchid Country Club. 1 May 2016, 9am to 11.30am. Downtown East, D’Marquee.
The May Day Partnership Awards will
recognise and honour exemplary
The Migrant Workers’ Centre will be The Labour Movement’s annual May Day Fiesta
individuals and companies
celebrating May Day with 5,000 celebrations will be held at Palawan Beach,
for their outstanding efforts in
migrant workers to appreciate Sentosa for the first time! Union members,
Caring for workers, ensuring Fair
them for their contributions to including their friends and families, can look
workplace practices for workers,
Singapore. The event aims to forward to a day of fun with exclusive entry
and Growing with them. Through
promote inclusiveness, encourage into Funfest 2016 as well as discounts on
strong partnership
integration and harmonious co- selected attractions around Sentosa.
with the Labour
existence between Singaporeans
Movement, these 28 May 2016, 10am to 7pm. Palawan
and migrant workers.
companies have Beach, Sentosa. $2.50 per ticket
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强化人力管理 让年长工友继续工作 人力部将推出一套相关计划，有关详情将在日后
人力管理劳资政委员会成立于2015年，由来自工 给予年长工友更多的就业支持： 公布。
会、商业、高等学府和政府机构组成。 4 自2017年7月1日起，重新雇佣年龄将从65岁提 4 加强执法，严惩一贯无视安全条规的公司。
过去半年来，人力管理劳资政委员会通过焦 高至67岁。
点小组讨论会联系了150个相关人士。他们当中 4 60岁及以上工友的薪金削减法律条文将予以 “我很高兴听到人力部政务部长陈振泉宣布将四
有许多人向委员会反馈，人力资源部门须要与时 撤销。 管齐下，降低职场的伤亡率。我曾在国会拨款委
并进，支持企业的发展，并扮演更多的策略性角 4 增多选项，允许年长工友由另一雇主重新雇佣， 员会辩论期间呼吁有必要提高职场的安全与卫生水
色，从侧重运作和业务领域转而把重点放在策略 但前提是必须获得工友的同意，而新雇主也须 平。职总将和劳资政伙伴紧密合作，唤醒各方的意
方针方面。 履行重新雇佣的全部义务。 识，同时建立职场安全与卫生机制。人力部继续加
雇主也希望从事人力资源工作的专才运用新 强执法，惩罚触犯条例者，以杜绝职场上的非安全
技术，依循既定方针，支持组织实现目标。 “我很高兴见到工运争取将重新雇佣年龄从65岁 做法相当重要。我同意一定要和公司业者合作一起
为此，当局宣布了全国人力资源职业资格认 提高到67岁的努力已取得成功。如此一来，就保 把职场的安全与卫生水平提高到另一台阶，如此便
证框架。 证了年龄达到65岁的工友将可以继续工作。我当 可以减少因安全与卫生水平低下而造成的职场伤亡
然欢迎政府取消年龄达60岁的工友必须减薪的规 事件。”
全国人力资源职业资格认证框架： 定。这么做就确保了公司将以工作表现为奖励的依 -职总工业关系署（外勤）署长杨益财
4 将之发展为人力资源管理计划下的举措之一。 据，年龄不再是受惩罚的理由。至于允许集团公司
4 此框架将增强我国人力管理专才的能力，协助 在工友同意的情况之下到同属一个集团的另一家公 灵活工作入门网站
他们促进商业转型和组织的变革。 司重新受雇，从而制造更多机会让公司招聘到同意 4 向雇主和雇员提供一站式平台，方便他们取得诸
4 使人力资源管理部门成为商业的策略伙伴， 过来服务的工友，我认为那是一种双赢的做法，保 如讲座、培训师与顾问、成套工具和指南等得到
专为公司创造人力资本，并更好地吸引、培养 障了工友的利益。” 资讯和资料。
和留住本地人才。 -职总副秘书长王志豪 4 网站订在2016年下半年开通。
“我曾和工运议员一起呼吁设立人力职业认证框 更好地管理职场纠纷 “为了帮助我国年轻家庭，我认为赋予灵活工作
架。我乐见部长坚决果断地采纳了工运的意见 设立雇佣索偿仲裁庭和劳资政联盟以加强纠纷 制法权仍然重要，而且应该继续提倡和鼓吹。如
和建议。我希望随着人力资源职业认证框架的推 管理： 此，那些度完产假回返工作岗位的职业妇女就能免
行，从事人力资源管理的人员能体认劳资政协作 4 在国家法庭之下设立雇佣索偿仲裁庭以取代劳 除犹豫而向雇主提出灵活工作的要求。人力部认同
的重要性，并以携手共进作为他们的工作重点， 工法庭。 人们可选择灵活工作是一个重要的标志。这说明了
从而理解和认识到劳资政协作是促进发展和经济 4 该庭的职能如同小额赔偿仲裁庭，能快捷和通过 以社会利益的角度，将人视为最重要的资产，受到
繁荣，以造福商业和工友的基因。” 多途径处理多种索偿案件，为更多工友化解在 了人力部的认同。我们的观点准确反映了为人母亲
-职总中委委员会丹娜乐芝米 法律上或在雇佣合同方面发生的薪金纠纷。 的职业妇女所面对的挑战，也能鼓励公司认真地考
4 调解是强制性的。 虑实施灵活工作制。建立亲家庭的职场是可能的，
聚焦中小型企业 4 管理纠纷的劳资政联盟成立之后，劳资政三方将 但须要配合立法和劳资政伙伴的果敢和创造力才能
强化精益企业发展计划，减少企业对人力的 设立一个劳资政中心，以协助更多雇员和雇主 取得成功。”
依赖： 友好地化解纠纷。 -职总青年发展署署长朱倍庆
4 推出项目资金补助和灵活实施短期外劳政策。
4 多部门支援。 “随着设立雇佣索偿仲裁庭及劳资政联盟以管理 其他宣布
4 能力发展和增强能力。 纠纷，我希望见到劳资政伙伴，特别是职总和我 加大PMAX计划
4 通过10家行业推动者，包括公会和商会的协助 们的工会能够联手扮演更大的角色，协助和支持 4 加强培训，树立正确的人事管理规范，以协助
扩大接触面。 所有的工友，尤其是那些面对职场纠纷的专经执 中小企业更好地招募、管理和留住新聘请的专经
人员。” 执人员。
“拥有一支能力高强的团队，以及行业公会和商 -职总助理秘书长郑德源 4 如果中小企业能成功地按规范建立人事管理制
会的恰当作业内容是两大确保政策成功协助中小企 度，将一次性获得一笔5000元的补助。此外，
业转型和工友参与应变与提升的因素。” 维护全体工友的利益 他们也可以通过职业支援计划和专业人员转业计
-职总助理秘书长洪鼎基 提升职场安全与卫生的水平： 划获得薪金支援。
4 唤醒安全与卫生意识。 4 接下来当局将委派更多计划经理接触1100名至
4 为了在中小型企业等职场设立安全与卫生机制， 1400名专经执人员。2016年4月17日
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造福更多新加坡工友 接下来政府将推出多项措施协助工友渡过难关并帮助他们做好应
对未来的准备。本期报道人力部在国会拨款委员会辩论时宣布的
主要措施，以及工运议员们的反应。
大力协助专经执人员 评估公司的“三强”和“三弱”，将基于以下 “我很高兴人力部采纳我们提出的几大建议，决
加强职业支援计划 的考量： 定推出新的措施，以及收紧既有的措施，同时配
4 凡专经执人员，不分年龄，都能从职业支援计 4 建立以新加坡人为核心的劳动队伍的表现与行 合实施专业人员转业计划，协助专精执人员保持
划的实施中得益。 业常态的差距。 就业并提高受雇能力。此外，政府也加强职业支
4 40岁及以下的专经执人员若失业半年及以上现 4 是否有决心建立以新加坡人为核心的劳动队 援计划，鼓励公司聘请年长的专经执人员，包括
在也能受益。 伍。 那些遭受裁退或失业的专经执人员，从而建立以
4 过去，40岁及以上的专经执人员须失业半年及 4 经济联系或社会影响。 新加坡人为核心的劳动队伍。”
以上才能得到支援。现在只要失业便可立即申 劳资政的公平与良好雇佣行为联盟将联系表 -职总助理秘书长郑德源
请支援。 现“三弱”的公司，以便协助并指导他们如何
建立以新加坡人为核心的劳动队伍。与此同 大力支持普通工友
加大支持专业人员转业计划： 时，这些公司也将在申请就业准证时，面对更 协助我国普通工友应变与提升：
4 实施此项计划的行业将在未来三年内从10个翻 加严格的审核。 4 推出更多入职培训计划
倍至20个。 l 资助70%的薪金，以及赞助90%的课程
4 新的转业计划非但协助专业人员跨行业转业， 对于表现“三强”的企业，人力部将通过人力 学费。
也协助他们在行业内转业。 资本伙伴计划给予他们支持和协助： 4 加强工作试验计划
4 目前，此项计划可代雇主支付70%的薪金给参 4 协助公司交换人才，以便派送他们的本地职员 l 改善工作配对。
加再培训以便从事新职业的专业人员，支付金 到海外吸取经验和知识。 l 增加培训津贴至每小时7.50元（顶限为
额顶限为每月2000元。计划经修订之后，可代 4 协助引进外国专才，以便他们向新加坡人传授 80小时）。
雇主支付的薪金高达90%，以4000元为顶限。 知识。 l 提高留用工友奖励金至500元。
4 此项计划订在年尾展开，详情将于日后公布。
“为确保入职培训计划成功达到员工配对，我们
须从心理学的角度出发，指导，鼓励和引导工友
们持之以恒，从而过渡到未来职业或者前景光明
的未来行业。随着发展的步伐，我们必须提高计
划的成功率。如此，工友便能增强完成参与计划
的能力，从而在这个过程中顺利地转入新的工
作，并获得机会发展事业，从普通工友提升为专
经执人员。”
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