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Three more Embed Financial employees file salary claims with TADM, bringing total to nine

The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management told ST that it received the additional claims between Sept 4 and Sept 23.
The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management told ST that it received the additional claims between Sept 4 and Sept 23.

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.

South Korea’s SK Hynix union approves tentative wage deal with management

The revised agreement won the backing of 57.1 per cent of voting union members.
The revised agreement won the backing of 57.1 per cent of voting union members.

Meta in Spanish lawsuit over mass content moderator layoffs

People are seen behind a logo of Meta Platforms, during a conference in Mumbai, India, on Sept 20, 2023.
People are seen behind a logo of Meta Platforms, during a conference in Mumbai, India, on Sept 20, 2023.

Pope restores Vatican salaries cut during Covid-19

In a papal decree issued on Sept 14, the US pontiff said the measure was abolished from Sept 1.
In a papal decree issued on Sept 14, the US pontiff said the measure was abolished from Sept 1.

Forum: Glad that Parliament had debate on ministerial pay increases

‘Complete leap of faith’: PM Wong on his decision to step into politics

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who was chief executive of the Energy Market Authority then, said he lost his pension as he was just shy of the 15-year mark to retain it when he resigned.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who was chief executive of the Energy Market Authority then, said he lost his pension as he was just shy of the 15-year mark to retain it when he resigned.

$1.8 million benchmark for MR4 ministers a reference point, not an entitlement: Chan Chun Sing

Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing speaking in Parliament on Sept 10 after MPs debated the ministerial statements on the Government’s response to the 2026 review of salaries for political appointment holders and MPs.
Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing speaking in Parliament on Sept 10 after MPs debated the ministerial statements on the Government’s response to the 2026 review of salaries for political appointment holders and MPs.

MPs suggest tweaking benchmarks, adjusting variable component of ministers’ salaries

Several of the PAP MPs who spoke noted that raising ministerial pay could be difficult for everyday Singaporeans to accept.
Several of the PAP MPs who spoke noted that raising ministerial pay could be difficult for everyday Singaporeans to accept.

Government’s approach is to raise political salaries ‘progressively and with restraint’: PM Wong

The Government’s approach to raise ministerial salaries by up to 9 per cent in October thus strikes the balance between keeping the salary framework relevant for the future without over-correcting for the present, said the prime minister.
The Government’s approach to raise ministerial salaries by up to 9 per cent in October thus strikes the balance between keeping the salary framework relevant for the future without over-correcting for the present, said the prime minister.

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