by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Press
One of them, a 73-year-old man, had been homeless for about six months after borders closed The Singaporean divorcee was unable to return to his rented home in Johor Baru when borders closed at the Causeway last year. Homeless, he stayed in a multi-storey carpark here...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Press
SINGAPORE: Ms Jessica Szeto, who has Down’s Syndrome, was a little nervous when she started work at The Social Kitchen in December last year, but seven months on, the social enterprise is looking to train her to become a supervisor. Ms Szeto, 30, is now a...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Press
Of the new hires under the Jobs Growth Incentive scheme, more than 1,600 are persons with disabilitiesThe scheme was introduced in August 2020 to support employers to expand domestic hiringIt has been extended to September 2021Manpower Minister Tan See Leng encouraged...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Press
SINGAPORE’S Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) supported the hiring of more than 270,000 workers in its first six months, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in an update. The figure, which was released on Wednesday, includes the 130,000 locals who found work under the...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Press
More than 1,600 people with disabilities have been hired under the Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) scheme as at February, including 40 per cent who are aged 40 and older. About 60 per cent of these hires were not holding a job when they were employed under the scheme,...
by admin | Jul 14, 2021 | Press
Some 30,000 doughnuts were distributed to migrant workers in Singapore on July 7. 850 cartons, or 30,000 doughnuts Local community initiative, ItsRainingRaincoats (IRR), shared the massive giveaway on its Facebook page. The Social Kitchen donated a...
