Salary

Police personnel stand guard near the site of garment workers protest demanding higher minimum wages in Dhaka on November 2, 2026. Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked a major highway and clashed with police on November 2, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs.

Bangladesh Garment Sector: Economic Backbone under Pressure

Bangladesh’s garment industry, which clothes millions of consumers across Europe and North America, is the country’s economic lifeline, generating four-fifths of export earnings and employing more tha...

Bangladeshi workers from Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction outside their dormitories in Tuas on Oct 24.

Migrant Workers Left Anxious Over Unpaid Salary

The migrant workers came from Bangladesh to work in Singapore’s process sector, with some having paid S$12,000 just to get here,

Ministry Investigating Two Firms Over Unpaid Migrant Workers’ Pay

Press Conference on National Wages Council Guidelines for 2026/2027. (L to R)
Mr Melvin Yong Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC; Ms K Thanaletchimi, President, NTUC; Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, NWC Chairman; Mr Stanley Loh, Permanent Secretary, MOM.; Mr Kuah Boon Wee, President, SNEF.; HAO SHUO Chief Executive Officer, SNEF

NWC Recommends 6 – 8% Pay Rise For Lower-wage Workers

Office workers crossing Church Street outside Capital Square. Over the last 14 quarters, financial services recorded the lowest six-month re-entry rate for retrenched resident PMETs most often, followed by wholesale trade.

Returning Laid-off PMETs See 25% Pay Cut

As it is a part-time post, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng will receive 50 per cent of the MR4 reference annual salary, and his salary will be increased from S$550,000 to S$900,000, assuming an annual variable component of one month.

Pay Rise for President, Speaker Approved By Parliament

Listing rules are being updated to “foster a value creation culture among listed issuers”.

SGX Enhances Disclosure Rules on Renumeration, Dividend Policy

With fixed benchmarks frozen for 15 years, Singapore’s fundamental question has never been whether to adjust these figures, but when and how to do so responsibly, says the author, Venga Subramaniam.

The Price of Leadership

Venga Subramaniam

Several cabinet members spoke during the debate on Sept 10, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Workers’ Party Chief Pritam Singh.

Parliamentary Debate on Changes to Political Salaries

PM Lawrence Wong speaking in Parliament on Sept 8, 2026.

PM Wong to Donate Full Pay Increase For Next 5 Years to Charity

The Harmony Village @ Bukit Batok was the first community care apartment project launched.

Costs of Public Community Care Apartments Reduced, Basic Services Cut Following Lacklustre Demand

The changes were proposed by Leader of the House Indranee Rajah in a parliamentary motion on Aug 4, based on recommendations in a report submitted to Parliament in July.

Parliament Staff to get up to nine per cent pay rise

Parliament Staff to get up to 9% Pay Rise

The new rules include minimum deal requirements for agents, longer licence and registration validity and collection of commission data

Rules for Property Agents to get Stricter

Within the past year, pay for AI roles has climbed by about 15 per cent to 25 per cent, according to recruitment firm Robert Walters.

Salaries for AI workers grow five times higher, fresh grads earning up to S$90,000 annually

With the adjustments, new bus drivers stand to earn more than $4,000 from January 2027.

Starting pay of local bus drivers to rise by $450 from January 2027

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