Tag Archives: MOM

Our reader Justin shares his views about who could be our next PM following the news of the cabinet reshuffle.

On 20 April 2021, Ivy Teo Siok Cheng wrote to ST Forum to share about how she was harassed by a prospective employer who sent her “whole string of text messages” insisting that Ivy should recall why her foreign domestic worker (FDW) left her employment. Apparently the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) …

It is Mr Salim's first and last time at a MPS. This is why we cannot have a part-time MP. But what can we say? As long as the elites are in power, our concerns will fall on deaf ears.

Dear admin, I am a Singaporean who’s worried about the increasing number of workplace accidents this year. We’re in February and there are already at least 7 workplace fatalities. Accidents are happening in not just one, but many industries e.g. construction, transport. People have lost their lives because of reasons …

Even though the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) have promised to be accountable by holding a review, Dr Tan Cheng Bock wonders if the reviews are "independent enough to be 100% objective." Dr Tan Cheng Bock counter-proposes that the government should create an independent review board to look into this case. The benefits of having an independent body will be its ability to uncover any "underlying systematic faults" instead of chasing after short-sighted targets like hunting for individual human errors and finding scapegoats.

Has parliament turned into a crying academy? First Lawrence Wong, then Khaw Boon Wan and now the infamous minister who proved to have no listening ear no willing heart? Are we paying our ministers millions to put on a crying show or to solve problems?

The government claims that it is those jobs that Singaporeans do not want to do which are replaced by foreigners. They claim that it is those tech-specific jobs that Singaporeans cannot do. Really? You mean no Singaporean in my company would love to be the GM of a new department? You mean that all the young students in polytechnics and universities cannot be trained to have tech skills for a digital Singapore?

Many learning institutions has started WSQ courses which are competency based and most courses are minimum 3 days long and maximum 5 days week. Sadly in intensive based industries; such theory based courses is counter productive. Take for example in an automobile workshop where one learns the trade not based on classroom theory but hands on, On The Job Training (OJT).

Ever since the emergence of CO-VID 19 cases, I have observed a spike in racists comments online like on Facebook,Twitter and other social media platforms. Is MOH painting a picture that only the Foreign Indian Workers or Imported Cases from India are the sole culprits for the recent spike in infections ?

An employer who hires foreign workers complained that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) policies suck. His criticisms include how MOM comes out with multiple policies daily, and how information about these policies are passed on to employers inconsistently. He also explained that employers also face constraints and limits, and urged the ministers to walk the ground to see how employers are scrambling around trying to keep up with their short-notice policies.