COVID-19 shines the spotlight on PA in nation-building, distributing masks, tokens and more. There is nothing political in these activities.
Tag: Elderly
Last year, NTUC FairPrice's discount schemes helped Pioneer and Merdeka Generations members and seniors save over $7.7 million; this year the discount schemes saved more than $10 million.
With the extension of the discounts, together with other various initiatives at moderating cost, FairPrice hopes that these efforts will continue to help customers stretch their dollar in the year ahead.
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What do you do when an elderly person says she collects cardboards to pass time and exercise? Respect her choice or reject her explanation?
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FairPrice on Wheels introduces airconditioned trucks filled with groceries in three areas with Seniors.
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Technology leads to healthcare inflation but it is difficult to predict what technologies will drive future clinical practice.
Technology leads to healthcare inflation but it is difficult to predict what technologies will drive future clinical practice.
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Lessons on gratitude, contentment, and resilience. 82-year-old cleaner, Uncle Ming wants to lead a dignified life and fend for himself, instead of relying purely on aid.
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Workers' Party should say explicitly if the universal minimum wage they proposed applies to foreign workers in Singapore, including domestic helpers.
From a legal point of view, Singapore as a member of the International Labour Organisation cannot legislate a universal min wage while excluding foreign workers.
Will employer welcome paying a min wage of $1300 to employ a domestic helper? The beneficiaries of a universal min wage are low wage workers, most of whom are foreign workers.
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Upon being quizzed by PAP MPs, Jamus conceded that a universal minimum wage was not the ideal thing to introduce during a recession.
He does not know what the appropriate minimum wage should be and he has no specific proposal for youth unemployment.
Upon being quizzed by PAP MPs, Jamus conceded that a universal minimum wage was not the ideal thing to introduce during a recession. He does not know what the appropriate minimum wage should be and he has no specific proposal for youth unemployment.
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Bear in mind that in CPF this is compound interest, not simple interest. The rates are also guaranteed by the Government. This means that even when the economy is doing badly, you are assured of the interest earned.
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