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…
Author: T Natasha
Some lovely things we can do for healthcare workers now
Recently, the moods of Singaporeans have been dampened by the sudden announcement of Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) when Covid cases spiked in the community. A group that is most directly impacted by this news would be none-other than our healthcare workers. Not only are they facing a greater workload at work, they have to worry…
Children of low-income families attending NTUC pre-schools to receive $400
Children of low-income families attending NTUC pre-schools will receive a one-time $400 top-up to their Child Development Account (CDA) from May this year. The initiatives, estimated to benefit 4,000 low-income families and their children, are part of NTUC First Campus (NFC)’s efforts to give low-income families and their children additional support and a good start…
Aviation Industry Workers Pivot: From Cockpit to Coffeeshop, from Pilots to Hawkers
As pilots, Mr Ken Chew and Mr Steven Goh have been flying for 25 and 15 years respectively. A long time. When the pandemic swept across the world, they, like many others in the aviation industry, were pretty much grounded. One day, while having a meal at Ghim Moh Road Market and Food Centre, they…
Ensuring a safer and healthier workplace for all workers
More often than not, Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) are frequently overlooked as most of us tend to only associate it with workplace injuries and industrial accidents that happen at places like construction sites. However, in actual fact, Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) is more than just industrial accidents. It is also about injuries that…
The Plight of Domestic Helpers – Who’s There to Help?
Shin Min Daily News recently highlighted a case about a Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) who was illegally deployed to work at multiple locations by her employer. According to reports, this FDW had to perform the full extent of domestic work at four different households, and on top of that, doubled up as a cleaner in…
Supporting Singaporeans Through the Pandemic
Times have been hard for many Singaporeans with the Covid-19 situation. With two school-going children, Building Construction And Timber Industries Employees’ Union member Ananthi D/O Tharumarajoo, 42, is thankful to be able to receive $300 worth of e-vouchers through a new $6 million care and support programme launched by NTUC – NTUC Care Fund (e-Vouchers)….
In tough times, you find what you seek. And I find kindness and generosity of spirits in the eyes of fellow Singaporeans.
Three months into the storm We’re more than three months into the storm now. Over the past months, we have seen a few rather ugly Singaporeans. We have seen ‘concerned’ individuals jumping up from all corners of the island creating noise, but not lifting a single finger to help in the nation’s efforts fighting the…
Stay United, Be Resilient and Stand in Solidarity
Three National Budgets in 48 Days Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat announced the Unity Budget on 18 February, with measures to cushion the impact of Covid-19. Subsequently, on 26 March, DPM Heng announced a supplementary Resilience Budget to further support families through the pandemic. An additional supplementary Solidarity Budget was…
Hello, Circuit Breaker Week 3
We’re into Week 3 of the Circuit Breaker. The measures have no doubt been inconvenient, affecting many people’s livelihoods and coming at high cost to our economy. But the more strictly we observe the restrictions, the faster they will work, and the sooner we can ease up on them and go back to rebuilding our…