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Ministry of Manpower

Nipah virus: Daily temperature checks for new migrant workers with West Bengal travel history

MOM said there are a relatively small number of migrant workers from West Bengal arriving in Singapore each month.
MOM said there are a relatively small number of migrant workers from West Bengal arriving in Singapore each month.

More than 105,000 people took up SSG-supported AI training in 2025

Senior Minister of State for Education Janil Puthucheary said SSG will continue to review how it signposts, directs and curates courses for workers.
Senior Minister of State for Education Janil Puthucheary said SSG will continue to review how it signposts, directs and curates courses for workers.

MOM urges employers to advise travelling helpers to take precautions against Nipah virus

Travellers walking past a thermal scanner area at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport on Jan 30.
Travellers walking past a thermal scanner area at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport on Jan 30.

Labour market expands in 2025, 1 in 4 employers polled expects to raise wages in Q1 2026: MOM

About one in four employers are looking to increase wages amid a tight labour market, preliminary data from MOM showed on Jan 29.
About one in four employers are looking to increase wages amid a tight labour market, preliminary data from MOM showed on Jan 29.

Forum: Employers not expected to cover MDWs’ medical treatment costs incurred overseas

Dormitories for some 200,000 migrant workers to benefit from $100m retrofitting grant

The courtyard inside NESST Tukang Dormitory, which was officially opened on Jan 17.
The courtyard inside NESST Tukang Dormitory, which was officially opened on Jan 17.

2 Singapore tech firms under probe after staff salaries go unpaid for months

Otsaw Digital and Otsaw Swisslog Healthcare Robotics are under probe by the authorities for months of unpaid salaries and CPF arrears.
Otsaw Digital and Otsaw Swisslog Healthcare Robotics are under probe by the authorities for months of unpaid salaries and CPF arrears.

Govt close to finalising details of retirement investment option: Tan See Leng

The CPF Lifetime Retirement Investment Scheme is billed as a simple and low-cost investment alternative to the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme.
The CPF Lifetime Retirement Investment Scheme is billed as a simple and low-cost investment alternative to the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme.

Over one in four eligible platform workers opted in to make higher CPF contributions as at Sept 2025

A food delivery rider riding across the road along Tengah Drive, with Parc Flora (left) and Parc Woods (centre) estate in the background, on Dec 26, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
A food delivery rider riding across the road along Tengah Drive, with Parc Flora (left) and Parc Woods (centre) estate in the background, on Dec 26, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Local Qualifying Salary for S’porean workers to be refined in upcoming Budget: Tan See Leng

The LQS was last raised in 2024 from $1,400 to $1,600.
The LQS was last raised in 2024 from $1,400 to $1,600.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.