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The Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, this Sunday, stressed that the Government as well as the unions want the low-wage workers to have a good work and life balance as they work together towards raising workers wage.
Speaking to low-income workers at the Family Recreation & Fun (FRF) Carnival organised by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Mr Teo highlighted how the Government and unions have worked closely together to help lower-income Singaporeans. For example, more than one million workers have been trained under the Workforce Skills Qualifications framework since 2005 to help them take on better-paying jobs. About 400,000 workers received an average of S$1,500 through the Workfare Income Supplement scheme last year, he added.
“But we also want you to have a good work-life balance – to be able to spend time with your family, to have some relaxation time – so you and your family can be closer,” said Mr Teo, “Otherwise, all we’ll do is spend our time working and studying and we have no time for each other. The parents are working, the children are studying, and then we just walk past each other.”
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