Worker welfare

askST Jobs: I was retrenched. Can my former company now enforce a non-compete clause?

Employees should not be asked to sign new non-compete clauses during the offboarding process, including as part of a retrenchment exercise.

Forum: Ensure that Singapore remains committed to protecting workers’ rights

More than 130 workers in unpaid salary case have found new jobs, all those affected rehoused

Workers from KPA Engineering went to the Ministry of Manpower Services Centre in Bendemeer Road for help on June 22.

‘I came here for my daughters. Now they send money to help me’: Migrant worker in unpaid wages case

Kandha Samy Ragupathy at a foreign worker dormitory in Tuas on June 26. The Indian national is among 400 workers affected by by months of unpaid wages.

Should workers get time off to mourn pets? South Korea remains divided

Around 29.2 per cent of households in South Korea had pets in 2025, according to a survey by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Forum: Consider early intervention to help foreign workers before delayed salaries accrue

NTUC finds 150 job openings for workers left unpaid, trying to ensure that all 400 are matched

NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng (left) and Minister of State for the Ministry of Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash speaking to the migrant workers affected by the alleged unpaid wages involving KPA Engineering and SK Industries at Tuas View Dormitory on June 24.

Danish company does away with bosses to boost performance

Danish company Clever has done away with bosses to foster creativity and boost group performance.

Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 federal workers

US President Donald Trump persists in his efforts to discipline and fire career employees who he sees as undermining his political goals.

Workers facing ‘systemic violations’ of rights worldwide: Report

The US in particular was placed on the International Trade Union Confederation watch list with a rating of four for “systemic violations of rights”.

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