by Solutionsatwork | Sep 11, 2012 | Unclassified
The Special Employment Credit Scheme, first launched in 2011, has been enhanced. The new enhanced SEC will commence 1 Jan 2012 and last 5 years. SEC Credits Employers will recieve an SEC for each Singaporean employee aged 50 and above and earning up to S$4,000 per...
by Solutionsatwork | Nov 17, 2011 | Unclassified
The Workplace Health Promotion Grant is administered by the Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB) to help more Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) establish programs that promote healthy living for employees. What is the grant for: the grant funds up to 90% of the...
by Solutionsatwork | Oct 23, 2011 | Unclassified
In a clear indication of the government’s intent to tighten immigration policy, the number of foreigners who failed in their bid to gain PR Status soared in the last 24 months. The immigration policy was tightened in 2009 as part of a move to address...
by Solutionsatwork | Sep 20, 2011 | Unclassified
Employers can expect to recieve the first payment of the Special Employment Credit (SEC) by 30 Sep 2011. According to news reports, 167,000 older, low-wage Singaporeans employed by 51,000 employers are eligible. This first payment is expected to cost the Government...
by Solutionsatwork | Mar 1, 2011 | Unclassified
The current business environment is characterized by the abundance of choices, instantaneous sharing of information, and the re-emergence of the buyer as the “king”. The purchase of goods and services are no longer bound by location or by brick-and-motar...
by Solutionsatwork | Feb 20, 2011 | Unclassified
The Singapore Government has lowered the cost of hiring older workers. As part of the 2011 Budget Initiatives to support employers, the Government has introduced a one-off Special Employment Credit (SEC). Effective 1 Jan 2011, the SEC aims to make it easier to...
