Singapore Business Federation chairman Teo Siong Seng had said after a closed-door session with Mr Chan on Feb 14 that some players in the services sector hope they will be allowed to bring workers in from"non-traditional" markets. He also asked for more flexibility to let work pass holders be re-employed at new workplaces without having to first return home.
Remarking that some companies are sitting on excess manpower given the drop in business volumes, while other employers have a manpower shortage, Mrs Teo said that the latest measure arose from conversations with the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the National Trades Union Congress , and the Singapore National Employers Federation.
Transfers of workers will be arranged and facilitated by the SBF, whose chief executive Ho Meng Kit called the scheme"a practical and timely initiative".Mrs Teo also pointed to other"commendable" efforts that companies and workers have taken in this crisis, such as notifying customers of potential delays, cross-deploying staff, and overtime.
Wong Fong also runs an academy offering safety and orientation courses to new workers, but with an ongoing freeze on the issue of fresh work permits to Chinese nationals, its classes are now filled instead with trainees from other countries such as Thailand and Myanmar. Soon after Mrs Teo's remarks, her ministry announced that any work pass holders who have been to South Korea's virus-hit Daegu city or Cheongdo county in the last fortnight must get approval from the MOM before they enter Singapore, regardless of nationality.
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