Twelve Cupcakes’ Ex-Director Fined Over Offences Involving Underpaid Staff
Former director at bakery chain Twelve Cupcakes, 49-year-old Yvonne Ong Hwee Ming, was fined $20,000 earlier this week for allowing the firm to underpay its workers. Yvonne Ong, an ex-teacher, pleaded guilty to four charges under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act. According to a Straits Times article, her lawyer said that “her client is […]
Good HR Practices Ought To Be Recognised: SMS Chee Hong Tat
Foreign HR Manager to Interviewee: “You spent two years with SAF, what is SAF?” In his Keynote Address at a virtual masterclass event by Human Capital Singapore on the key trends impacting Singapore’s economy, Senior Minister of State and Deputy Secretary-General of NTUC, Mr Chee Hong Tat shared an anecdote from a Parliamentary colleague. An […]
A Peek into The Food Delivery Community You Always Wondered About
Ever wonder what life is like for a food delivery rider? Yong Wei – a food delivery rider with Grab for the last 3 years and pro tem President of the National Delivery Champions Association (NDCA) gives us a peek into the food delivery community. Yong Wei made the switch when a desk-bound job left […]
Enhancing the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for Lift & Escalator Sector? YES!
“From thirty storeys if you fall, I think your body will be smashed right…” This was what lift technician Mohammad Hazri previously shared in TV series, On the Red Dot. Today, there are an estimated 70,000 lifts and 7,000 escalators in Singapore. To keep our lifts and escalators functioning smoothly, technicians like Mohammad Hazri often […]
NTUC FairPrice to offer discounts to lower-income families
Lower income families with CHAS blue cards will be receiving a 3% discount every Thursday at NTUC FairPrice stores until the end of 2021. This discount is applicable at all 149 FairPrice stores, including FairPrice Finest outlets and FairPrice Xtra hypermarkets, as well as FairPrice on Wheels and all 84 Unity pharmacies. To receive the […]
F&B Sector To Welcome Easing of Dining In Restrictions
Have you sounded out your 4 other foodie kakis for 12 July? If you have been looking forward to dining in for a bigger group, your prayers have been answered. ICYMI, dining in restrictions are set to ease further come Monday – with group limit for dining in increasing to 5. The Food and Beverage […]
Employers can make COVID vaccination a requirement for workers in higher risk settings
MOM, NTUC and the SNEF has released a new set of guidelines in an advisory regarding COVID vaccination. It recommends that employers should not make COVID vaccination mandatory for staff, though it adds that those in higher-risk settings may make vaccination a requirement as part of company policy. This requirement may be imposed at the […]
Goodbye, Robinsons? Oh, hello again!
If you miss Robinsons, you’re not alone! ICYMI, Robinsons has once again opened its “doors” to shoppers last week – virtual doors, that is! Just in time for the season of sales. PSA: They are currently having their relaunch sale! Five months ago, in a move that surprised many Singaporeans who grew up with the […]
More Support under New NTUC U FSE Relief Scheme!
If 2021 has been rough for you, you are definitely not alone. Many of our freelancers have been hit hard even as Singapore moves into the next phase. Thankfully, there is more support for them under the new NTUC U FSE Relief Scheme! Amidst a period of slow economic recovery, the National Trades Union Congress […]
Limousine driver turned swabber wants to integrate nursing with driving
During the Circuit Breaker period last year (2020), Scark Wu was still in the limousine business even though it was struggling. The 40-year-old driver took the opportunity to join Foodpanda and deliver food with his limousine following the sharp drop in passengers. However, many others also jumped on the food delivery bandwagon, resulting in fewer […]