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Employers should adjust outdoor work activities based on hourly PM2.5 readings: MOM

Under the new guidelines, employers should avoid assigning vulnerable workers strenuous outdoor work when PM2.5 readings are elevated.
Under the new guidelines, employers should avoid assigning vulnerable workers strenuous outdoor work when PM2.5 readings are elevated.

10 people charged in separate cases over false declarations involving CPF or salary contributions

MOM reminds all employers and employment agencies that work pass fraud is a serious offence under the EFMA.
MOM reminds all employers and employment agencies that work pass fraud is a serious offence under the EFMA.

SNEF names Poon Hong Yuen as next CEO

SNEF chief executive Hao Shuo (left) will be replaced by Poon Hong Yuen, who takes over as chief executive on Dec 1.
SNEF chief executive Hao Shuo (left) will be replaced by Poon Hong Yuen, who takes over as chief executive on Dec 1.

Kuah Boon Wee elected SNEF president for 2026-2028 term

Kuah Boon Wee, a director of MTQ Corporation was elected president by SNEF’s newly formed 19-member council.
Kuah Boon Wee, a director of MTQ Corporation was elected president by SNEF’s newly formed 19-member council.

What ‘begging’ for $2 taught me about surviving on Singapore’s streets

Participants sharing what they learnt or felt after the poverty simulation session.
Participants sharing what they learnt or felt after the poverty simulation session.

Questions raised as tech giant Sea tells S’pore staff to credit salaries into MariBank accounts

Some Sea employees said they felt like there could be consequences if they declined to open a MariBank account for salary crediting.
Some Sea employees said they felt like there could be consequences if they declined to open a MariBank account for salary crediting.

Former True Fitness, True Yoga workers attend job-matching session after chains’ sudden closure

The event, held at the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability on Sept 17, drew close to 40 attendees.
The event, held at the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability on Sept 17, drew close to 40 attendees.

Firms should be more transparent about AI’s impact on workers: Jasmin Lau

Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau speaking at the inaugural SG AI Xchange on Sept 17.
Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau speaking at the inaugural SG AI Xchange on Sept 17.

Former Cathay cinema operator mm2 Asia, subsidiary owe $213,000 in CPF arrears

mm2 Asia was the operator of the Cathay Cineplexes cinema chain, which ceased operations on Sept 1, 2025, amid the group’s financial difficulties.
mm2 Asia was the operator of the Cathay Cineplexes cinema chain, which ceased operations on Sept 1, 2025, amid the group’s financial difficulties.

What employers see in returning to the office that employees don’t

Flexible work arrangements suited many, enabling what some saw as a better work-life balance.
Flexible work arrangements suited many, enabling what some saw as a better work-life balance.

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