Raising minimum qualifying salary of work pass holders may not be long-term solution, say companies

SINGAPORE — While higher manpower costs would be inevitable with the latest changes to salary requirements for work pass holders, companies TODAY spoke to said the impact on costs is not something they are too concerned about.

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