Under the new SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support Scheme, lower- and middle-income workers who have lost their jobs would get up to S$6,000 over a period of up to six months.

Four weeks of government-paid paternity leave will be made mandatory from April 2025. And additionally, a new Shared Parental Leave scheme will also be introduced, comprising 10 extra weeks of paid leave, shared between both parents.

Those are among some of the key support measures announced at the National Day Rally and also issues that have been actively championed by the Singapore labour movement over the years.

On this episode of Morning Shot, Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC and Member of Parliament, Pioneer SMC shares his insights from the perspective as a union leader, as well as what ground reactions have been like so far. 

Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: Petir