Job vacancies in Singapore hit ‘record high’ in June amid border restrictions, labour crunch (CNA)
Singapore’s resident unemployment continued to ease in the first half of the year, with the number of job vacancies rising to a “record high” in June amid COVID-19 border restrictions and manpower shortages, official data showed on Wednesday (Sep 15). While resident employment increased across many sectors, recovery was uneven, according to the Labour Market Report released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Resident employment increased across growth sectors such as information and communications, health and social services, professional services, public administration and education and financial and insurance services.60% of job discrimination complaints in S’pore each year are nationality-based (Straits Times)
He reiterated what Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon had told...
