Budget 2019: Services sector to face ‘challenge’ of tighter foreign worker quota, but adapting firms will benefit

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Budget 2019: Services sector to face ‘challenge’ of tighter foreign worker quota, but adapting firms will benefit
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Local start-up honestbee, for one, believes the impending quota changes will have “minimal impact” on its business.

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