I was in a cab alone to go get vaccinated at my nearest community centre. The driver, let’s call him Uncle Lim. Uncle Lim immediately started chatting with me, asking if I was going to go get my jab and did his best to reassure me that all will be well, “not pain one”, he…
As Work from Home (WFH) continues to be the norm during Phase 2 (Heightened Alert), many drivers continue to bear the brunt after earnings have reportedly halved. Many drivers, especially those using Grab, were not happy after Grab announced that they would increase fares by $1. They gave the feedback that the move would not…
We call our frontline workers ‘heroes’, but are we really treating them like heroes? Let’s hear from Yixian, General Manager at Ban Chuan Trading & Engineering Pte Ltd as he shares on the challenges faced by the cleaning industry and its workers, as well as his hopes for the industry. Ban Chuan currently employs about…
By now, we’re all probably a little sick and tired of hearing or reading anything that has to do with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, we just want this horrible virus to go away so we can all get on with our lives. Enter a special group of heroes, who have been labouring silently behind…
New keyboard, check. New headset, check. New fancy SecretLab chair, check. But I’m sure many of us are realising that the work-from-home default arrangement is not as heavenly as we thought a year ago. Of course, workers aren’t exactly missing the full 9-6 workweek, jostling with peak hour crowds on public transport. But for many…