It's good to have diversity so that no one source will dominate.Beyond imposing salary requirements, the Government is looking at how to inject more diversity into the workforce and better assess the qualifications of Employment Pass (EP) holders as part of its review of the EP framework.
Dr Tan said: “The next few measures that we are looking to tighten will be also looking into the consideration of the talent skill sets that are required.”
He said that the Government would examine the diversity of the workforce in sectors that need a lot of foreign workers, as part of a move to refine the EP scheme, first revealed in a debate on the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) budget in March.
EPs allow foreign professionals, managers and executives to work in Singapore.
They must earn at least S$4,500 a month and hold qualifications such as professional credentials, specialised skills or good university degrees.
Dr Tan, who took over as manpower minister in May, said that MOM hopes not to see a concentration of workers from a certain source or nationality.
Even Singaporeans can be arseholes to other Singaporeans. Who has not encountered nasty superiors in the SAF?
Even Malaysians discriminate against Singaporeans in the workplace.