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Nothing like competition to make PAP listen better

The Ministry of Manpower today announced the Fair Consideration Framework which will require employers to consider Singaporeans fairly for job vacancies before hiring foreigners (link: http://bit.ly/1bAri7N). The Government has said that this is in response to the feedback it got from Our Singapore Conversation. This suggestion...

MOM: New rules to fairly consider hiring SGs before FTs

Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin (ST Photo) MOM today (23 Sep) announced new rules that require employers to consider Singaporeans fairly before hiring Employment Pass (EP) holders. Firms with discriminatory hiring practices will be subject to additional scrutiny and may have their work pass privileges curtailed. MOM said...

SG pays world’s highest per capita rights fee for EPL

According to Sportingintelligence [Link], the English Premier League (EPL) will earn US$1.47 billion (£941m) from broadcasters in Asia alone for live rights to matches between now and 2016. Total earnings from sales of all overseas rights to live games for the 3-year period - from 2013 to 2016 - is projected to be £2.23 billion...