Written answer by Minister for Manpower to PQ on individuals who ceased employment since Workforce Vaccination Measures came into effect

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1320 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
QUESTION NO. 2078 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Dr Tan Wu Meng

To ask the Minister for Manpower with regard to the 52,000 unvaccinated employees as of 19 December 2021, whether there is an update on the number of individuals who have ceased employment since the Workforce Vaccination Measures came into effect in January 2022.

Answer:

1. The Workforce Vaccination Measures which came into effect from 1 January 2022 were lifted on 26 April 2022. Of the 52,000 unvaccinated employees identified in December 2021, 32,000 were local employees. Of the 32,000, we estimate that 5,000 (16%) were unemployed or were placed on no pay leave at some point this year based on their CPF records.

2. As of June 2022, CPF records showed that about 1,000 of the 5,000 local employees have regained employment. Individuals who need employment assistance may tap on the existing career matching services offered by Workforce Singapore (WSG) and NTUC’s Employment and Employability Institute (e2i).