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Salaries have surged mainly on the back of an unprecedented labour shortage.
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SINGAPORE - Loss of a significant portion of real income despite historically high wage growth may turn out to be one of the more lasting legacies of the 2020 economic downturn induced by the Covid-19 pandemic.
That is because salaries have surged mainly on the back of an unprecedented labour shortage, thanks to border controls and other travel restrictions imposed to manage the pandemic.
