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Behind the daily care helpers provide are years of separation, missed family and hopes of creating better lives for their loved ones back home

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced stricter enforcement measures, with companies violating workplace safety regulations facing higher fines and longer suspension orders.

The workers will receive emergency financial support, while authorities and labour groups recover their wages and help them return to work

Singapore's labour movement and Government lay out plans to ensure all workers stay supported, trained and employed as AI reshapes the economy

Retrenchments have increased over the past few years from 6,440 in 2022 to 13,020 in 2024 and 14,490 in 2025.

New proposals aim to spot workers in vulnerable roles sooner and connect them to growing industries before layoffs happen

Nearly one in five workers in Singapore is overqualified for their jobs, but most of them opted for such roles willingly, according to a new study by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The study, released on April 14, found that 19.4% of resident workers held qualifications higher than what their jobs required in 2025 – up from 16.3% in 2015.

Netizens have yet again questioned if Singapore is “pro-business” amid concerns about mandating employers to notify authorities before retrenching workers. Responding to labour chief Ng Chee Meng an...

Netizens have yet again questioned if Singapore is “pro-business” amid concerns about mandating employers to notify authorities before retrenching workers. Responding to labour chief Ng Chee Meng...