Our Take on Budget 2016
As Singaporean workers ourselves, the NTUC This Week team weighs in with our own personal thoughts on this year’s Budget ...
Tag: PMEs
A Day in the Life of an NTUC Health Social Worker
Social workers - We've heard of them, maybe even seen them in action, or perhaps even heard of their selfless ...
Desmond Choo: Families at the Core of National Policies
Fathers want to be there for their wives and children, and I am no different...
Patrick Tay: PMEs Labour in Vain? The Protection and Prerogative of PMEs
With the recent weaker economic figures and sombre market outlook as a backdrop, I expect layoffs/retrenchments this year and in ...
Chan Chun Sing: An Unusual Labour Movement?
When I first joined the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) a year ago, I never fully appreciated how “unusual” this ...
Patrick Tay: Staying Ready, Resilient and Relevant in the Financial Sector
With all the recent announcements about layoffs in the financial industry fuelled by global fears, uncertainties and doubts, it is ...
What NTUC’s Labour MPs Will Focus on in Parliament
Come 15 January 2016, the new session of Singapore’s Parliament will open with the Presidential address charting the policies which ...
Tripartism: Singapore’s Influence on the World
In our previous post, we described how Singapore’s model of tripartism and social dialogue has played a central role in ...
Let’s Talk about Tripartism
The concept of tripartism is simple enough. In a nutshell, it’s the co-operation between employers, the Government and unions for ...
Breakthrough Required to Boost Competitiveness for PMEs
SG Chan called for NTUC to make a breakthrough in its relationship with the PME sector and for Singapore to ...