Opinions
Featuring experts, political and Labour Movement leaders, industry leaders, CEOs and thought leaders. The section aims to capture the current mood of industry transformation and disruption, future-proofing workers and policies that affect different professions.
Heng Chee How: Keeping Faith with Our Older Workers
Heng Chee How calls for the planned raising of the Statutory Retirement and Re-employment Ages...
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Patrick Tay: Building Back Better in the Financial Services Sector
What impact did the COVID-19 pandemic have on the financial services sector? Labour Member of...
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Yeo Wan Ling: Breaking the Mould, Redesigning Jobs for Women, Too!
In her first contribution to LabourBeat, Labour Member of Parliament Yeo Wan Ling touches on...
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Unmanned Stores: The Final Nail in the Coffin for Retail Service?
With Cheers launching their fourth unmanned retail outlet in Singapore, does that spell an end...
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Patrick Tay: Turn to Training to Move up and Move on from the Pandemic
Labour MP and NTUC Assistant Secretary-General Patrick Tay weighs in on the importance of training...
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Would a Universal Minimum Wage Truly Uplift the Lives of Low-Wage Workers?
While the basis and moral imperative of a minimum wage are commendable, does it ultimately...
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In Case You Didn’t Know, Our Bosses are Human Too
While COVID-19 has thrown many employees into peril, are we forgetting that employers are also...
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How Employers Can Turn the New Normal into the New Better
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed how we work. But what can employers do to...
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Why Understanding Data Matters
Can workers survive in today’s world without any data knowledge? If not, what can we...
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Melvin Yong: Hawkers, Digitise to Survive
Labour Member of Parliament Melvin Yong pens his thoughts on forging partnerships to help hawkers...
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Melvin Yong: Transporting Workers in Buses Simply Makes Sense
This article is contributed by Melvin Yong, NTUC Assistant Secretary-General. Any extracts must be attributed to the author. 9 May...
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Patrick Tay: Lessons from the UK Supreme Court – Uber Drivers are Employees/Workers
New ways of working are quickly being created through digital platforms. As the labour landscape changes, Labour MP and NTUC...