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Written Answer by Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister for Manpower, to Parliamentary Question on proportion of workers re-employed over last five years

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Notice Paper no. 869 of 2017 For the Sitting On 2 October 2017

Question No. 651 for Written Answer

MP: Mr Desmond Choo

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the proportion of workers re-employed over the last five years, and (b) what is the proportion of re-employed workers who are re-employed without wage adjustments.

Answer

  1. Based on MOM’s Labour Market Supplementary Survey, from 2012 to 2016, over 98% of private sector local employees who wished to continue working were offered re-employment at age 62. This included over 95% who accepted re-employment in the same job, be it on a new or existing contract.
  2. Of those who accepted re-employment in the same job at age 62, around 96% did not receive any cut in basic wages in 2012. This proportion rose to 98% in 2016.