Career fair at Suntec City offers 1,000 job opportunities
POSTED: 09 May 2013 11:14 PM
More than 1,000 job openings in the retail and food and beverage (F&B) sectors are on offer to Singaporeans and permanent residents at the Suntec City Mall career fair this week.
SINGAPORE: More than 1,000 job openings in the retail and food and beverage (F&B) sectors are on offer to Singaporeans and permanent residents at the Suntec City Mall career fair this week.
The jobs will be created when Phase 1 of the current renovation at Suntec is completed.
More than 120 new stores are expected to open in June later this year.
These include retail stores H&M, Uniqlo, Charles and Keith, Giant and F&B establishments like Popeyes and Breadtalk.
Employers participating in the career fair said they are looking to hire people for jobs ranging from frontline positions to administrative and technical.
Some job seekers have already been offered interviews.
Roy Chua, HR manager of Paradise Group Holdings, said: "We have a new restaurant called Le Restaurant that's opening here in Suntec City in June. It's a new concept, so we hope to be attracting talents to join this new concept through this job fair."
Chief executive officer of the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i), Gilbert Tan, said they are committed to provide solutions for skilled manpower to meet the needs of the retail and F&B industry.
Selected candidates will undergo customised training to raise their skills and employability so as to improve job opportunities.
This includes a 2.5-day "Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) The Service Innovator" course and a one-day "WSQ Follow Food & Beverage Safety and Hygiene Policies and Procedures" course.
The career fair ends on Friday.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
ElderShield claims double to S$58m between 2008 and 2012: Health Minister
ElderShield claims double to S$58m between 2008 and 2012: Health Minister
By Claire Huang
POSTED: 13 May 2013 11:36 PM
ElderShield claims have more than doubled from S$23 million to S$58 million between 2008 and 2012.
SINGAPORE: ElderShield claims have more than doubled from S$23 million to S$58 million between 2008 and 2012.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in his written parliamentary reply that the number of claims in the same period also rose from 3,900 to 4,900.
He said claims are only expected to grow significantly in future as the scheme matures and more policyholders shift into the older age groups.
By end-2012, there were one million basic ElderShield policyholders. This means about 59 per cent of resident population is aged 40 to 80.
Mr Gan said the enrolment rate for ElderShield has improved over the years. In 2012, more than 92 per cent of those who turned 40 years enrolled in the insurance scheme, which provides basic protection from severe old-age disability.
Of the one million ElderShield policyholders, 26 per cent have purchased riders. Those aged above 80 are not eligible for ElderShield but may apply for coverage under the government-funded Interim Disability Assistance Program for the Elderly (IDAPE) instead.
- CNA/ac
- wong chee tat :)
By Claire Huang
POSTED: 13 May 2013 11:36 PM
ElderShield claims have more than doubled from S$23 million to S$58 million between 2008 and 2012.
SINGAPORE: ElderShield claims have more than doubled from S$23 million to S$58 million between 2008 and 2012.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in his written parliamentary reply that the number of claims in the same period also rose from 3,900 to 4,900.
He said claims are only expected to grow significantly in future as the scheme matures and more policyholders shift into the older age groups.
By end-2012, there were one million basic ElderShield policyholders. This means about 59 per cent of resident population is aged 40 to 80.
Mr Gan said the enrolment rate for ElderShield has improved over the years. In 2012, more than 92 per cent of those who turned 40 years enrolled in the insurance scheme, which provides basic protection from severe old-age disability.
Of the one million ElderShield policyholders, 26 per cent have purchased riders. Those aged above 80 are not eligible for ElderShield but may apply for coverage under the government-funded Interim Disability Assistance Program for the Elderly (IDAPE) instead.
- CNA/ac
- wong chee tat :)
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