Ministry of Manpower

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SINGAPORE (Sept 13): Singapore’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly in the second quarter ended June, reported the Ministry of Manpower in its quarterly Labour Market Report Second Quarter 2018 released on Thursday morning.

SINGAPORE (June 5): Keong Hong Holdings says it has taken “immediate corrective actions” to prevent further infringements of Ministry of Manpower (MOM) regulations regarding workers’ accommodation.

SINGAPORE (March 14): Singapore’s larger companies created more jobs last year than small and medium-sized businesses for the first time since 2013 as the economy struggled in the face of sluggish domestic demand and a slump in global trade.

SINGAPORE (Jan 26): Preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM’s) latest Labour Market Advance Release have indicated that 2016 was once again a year of increased layoffs and redundancies among Singapore’s residents and citizens as t

SINGAPORE (Sept 15): Employment growth in Singapore remained low in the first half of 2016 while unemployment and redundancies have risen, says the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), which expects total workforce growth ahead to remain moderated given demographi

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): The Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme (CPFIS) is set for a review by the Ministry of Manpower, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

SINGAPORE (Aug 24): Even as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) tries to grow the emerging fintech sector, it is recognising that regulators such as themselves can pick up a new skill or two in keeping pace with changes within the financial industry