SINGAPORE - Setting a timeline to upskill and raise salaries for workers who provide intermediate and long-term care services will be critical to getting more Singaporeans to take on such jobs, said President Halimah Yacob. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Setting a timeline to upskill and raise salaries for workers who provide intermediate and long-term care services will be critical to getting more Singaporeans to take on such jobs, said President Halimah Yacob.
President Halimah said this in response to a question raised by a union leader, who said workers in the community care sector may have been overlooked during the pandemic and asked that more be done for them. Noting that the public healthcare clusters today have chief wellness officers responsible for the well-being of their healthcare staff, Madam Halimah urged workers to provide their feedback, as well as to work closely with their unions to foster a supportive work environment.
She drew an analogy with the Ministry of Education, which over the years had found ways to reduce teachers’ administrative burden. President Halimah Yacob called for the professionalisation of jobs done in nursing homes, hospices and eldercare centres. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAHbeef up manpower resources in the healthcare sector,He said Singapore will need to increase the number of nurses and support care staff by about 40 per cent, from 49,000 to 69,000 in 2030.
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