Singapore's Health Minister announced a pay increase of at least 7 percent for approximately 23,000 community care staff members, supported by an initial S$100 million tranche to offset the increased operational costs. New salary guidelines will be released by the Ministry of Health, with implementation expected by the end of this year or early next year.
There will be an initial tranche of support of S$100 million to help defray the cost of the higher salaries for community care organisation staff members, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. The Ministry of Health will be releasing new salary guidelines for community care organisation staff members.
Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.SINGAPORE: About 23,000 community care organisation staff members will see at least a 7 per cent pay increment as part of new salary guidelines, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Tuesday . Noting that an increase in salary for the group of 23,000 staff members would translate to an increase in operational costs, Mr Ong also said that there will be a first tranche of support of S$100 million to help defray the cost of the higher salaries.he Ministry of Health will be issuing new salary guidelines for the community care organisation staff members"in the next couple of months". Community care organisations"will then need to digest them, make the necessary plans, and I think it should be ready for implementation end of this year or early next year", Mr Ong said.Community care organisations provide a variety of intermediate and long-term services for people who require further care and treatment after being discharged from a general hospital. They also include seniors living in the community who may need help with their daily activities. Healthcare professionals in the sector work in places such as community hospitals, nursing homes and hospices. On the first day of Chinese New Year last year, Mr Ong announced a plan to increase the salary packages ofThe announcement by Mr Ong on Tuesday reflects the progress that the Healthcare Services Employees' Union and MOH have made together, said NTUC and HSEU President K Thanaletchimi. The HSEU has always been a close partner of MOH as it regularly reviews our healthcare workers' salaries, including those in the community care sector, said Ms Thanaletchimi. Healthcare workers in the community care sector bear the same heavy responsibility of providing the best care to patients, as their counterparts in the acute care sector, she said, noting that HSEU has been"actively advocating for better recognition and more competitive wages in the community care sector, to narrow the salary gap between the community care and acute care sectors".HSEU will continue to advocate strongly for all healthcare workers, so that they can enjoy meaningful and sustained wage growth, and our healthcare sector remains attractive to talent, Ms Thanaletchimi added. We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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