Worker welfare

Texas Whataburger employees serve unruly, drunken customer a wicked whack-a-burger

Anthony William Newhuis, 41, was arrested on charges of assault and criminal mischief.

Budget debate: MPs call for new industrial policy, structured transitions as AI reshapes jobs

NTUC deputy secretary-general Desmond Choo called for a new industrial policy for entry-level jobs, rather than trying to preserve routine work in the age of AI.

MPs raise ideas to better protect workers, such as requiring advance notice of retrenchments

Workers could be better supported if employers give advance notice of retrenchments, MPs said.

Mexico approves Bill cutting workweek to 40 hours by 2030

With more than 2,226 work hours per person per year, Mexico has the worst work-life balance in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Roll-out of Malaysian workers’ cross-border protection scheme by end of 2026: Minister

Hundreds of thousands of Malaysians cross international borders daily for work while supporting families in Malaysia, making it necessary for protection and responsibility to extend across borders.

Malaysian cross-border workers welcome insurance scheme covering commute to Singapore

Cars, buses and motorcycles seen entering and leaving Johor from Singapore.

India’s Kerala state rolls out new form of identification: Protection or exclusion?

A voter having her documents verified at a polling station during India's general election in Wayanad district, Kerala, on April 26, 2024.

Exhibition shines a light on struggles of foreign domestic workers in Singapore

(From left) NTU students Freya Low Yi, Trinity Lim and Meg-Gayle Dean at the launch of the Maid of Honour exhibition on Jan 31.

Grindcore is the new hustle culture

AI companies increasingly invoke bellicose language to urge staffers to work, while a shaky tech jobs market adds to the pressure.

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

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