Music is a way for us to express our feelings and emotions. Many people consider music to escape from the pain of life. Some believe there is a song for just about any situation in their lives. For Tiktok user Luqman Sha who crashed into an illegally parked lorry after his vision was impaired by…
A 60-year-old pest control technician was charged with one count of exposing others to the risk of infection of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Act, after he refused to take medical leave. He was subsequently jailed for five weeks. The sequence of events The man suffered from an upper respiratory tract infection and was advised…
Singaporeans are burning out at work. According to a recent work-life balance study, Singapore was one of the most overworked populations across different cities in the world. Burning out at work has also led to 92% of Singaporeans feeling stressed out in a separate study. In short, many of us are going out of our…
2021 was probably a year that flew by for most, especially in the midst of a pandemic. As 2021 comes to a close, we round up 5 significant areas for the Labour Movement this year and re-look at the policies they have pushed for. Making mental wellbeing a priority for workers With work from home…
Has the prolonged pandemic has taken a toll on you, as a worker? A Straits Times article recently shared that 70% of residents in Singapore said that this year has been their most stressful year at work. 50% of those they surveyed felt that they were struggling with their mental well-being at work more this…
It was recently announced that NTUC has surpassed the 1 million mark for its members. In celebration, it has also launched a “Netflix-like” learning platform called the Learning eXperience Platform (LXP). Or the LXP, in short. The “Netflix of learning” – the LXP During NTUC’s Ordinary Delegates’ Conference held at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS),…
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been easy on anyone, especially not on freelancers and self-employed persons whose income streams have stalled. To show support for this group of workers, and at the same time, commending their perseverance and tenacity, NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng announced in a Facebook post on 11 November that the NTUC will…
During the Covid-19 pandemic, our bus drivers have met with a few challenges. First, they found themselves suddenly thrust at the frontlines as essential workers. Then, when a Covid outbreak happened at the bus interchanges, they were met with manpower shortage. On top of being worried about catching the virus, they had to put in…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused much stress and anxiety among Singaporeans over the past two years — and the numbers show. 🙁 According to a recent study conducted by the Institute of Mental Health, 13% of over 1,000 participants reported ‘symptoms of anxiety or depression during the Covid-19 pandemic’. The same study also revealed that…
TL;DR The Joint NTUC-SNEF PME Taskforce released a recommendations report earlier on Wednesday (20 Oct) after consultation with more than 10,000 professionals, managers, and executives (PMEs), union leaders, and business leaders. So, what does the report tell us? In an online survey conducted in July 2021 on 1,000 mature PMEs (aged 40 – 60), the…