Government may not be able to save every business and job amid COVID-19 crisis, but will support every worker: DPM Heng

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SINGAPORE: With the scale of the COVID-19 crisis, the Government may not be able to save every business and job, but it will continue to support ...

, as the Ministry of Manpower recorded 11,350 retrenchments in the first half of the year.

Similarly, employers will receive 50 per cent salary support if they hire persons with disabilities, regardless of age. Meanwhile, many lower-wage workers are in front-line service jobs, and have been “disproportionately affected” by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Mr Heng. Singapore's"dual identity" as a nation and a global city has shaped the country's economic journey, said Mr Heng.

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