SINGAPORE — Introducing re-employment support in Singapore could plug a crucial gap in ensuring Singaporean workers are more willing to pick up new skills and change careers.
Such a “targeted” scheme could reduce the strain on displaced workers while encouraging them to upskill and search for jobs, Mr Wong said.
In his speech, Mr Wong had said that in designing a re-employment scheme, the Government would want to avoid making it more attractive for displaced workers to stay unemployed rather than returning to the workforce. In such a situation, higher-earning workers should pay higher insurance premiums to qualify for a higher payout under the proposed re-employment scheme, he added.On revamping the SkillsFuture programme, experts said that the courses on offer could be diversified.chief executive officer of human resources company Career Agility International, said that the courses on offer under the programme could also include more practical artisanal or trade skills such as carpentry or leather-crafting.
Although such a move would be unpopular as it would require paying more for labour, it would provide Singaporeans with more opportunities in such industries and help to narrow the wage gap with white-collar workers, he said.
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