Retain local jobs

• Jobs Support Scheme
  • Employers to receive wage support of 25%–75% offset for first $4,600 of monthly wages for all local workers up till August 2020 or a total of 10 months
  • Firms that cannot resume on-site operations after 1 June will receive 75% offset until August 2020, or when they are allowed to re-open
  • Higher wage support of 50%–75% offset for more firms in badly affected sectors, 25% for other sectors
  • 50,000 eligible Shareholder-Directors will also benefit

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Support for the financially impacted

• COVID-19 Support Grant
  • Up to $800 a month for 3 months, under the COVID-19 Support Grant
    • Up to $800 a month for 3 months with job and training support, for those who lost their jobs or are on involuntary no-pay leave
    • Up to $500 a month for 3 months, for those with a 30% pay cut or more
    • Additional $800m to help more Singaporeans

Creation of job and training opportunities

• SGUnited Jobs and Traineeships
  • Over 40,000 new jobs
  • 21,000 traineeships for first-time job seekers—applications open on 1 June 2020
  • 4,000 traineeships for unemployed mid-career job seekers
  • Training allowance of $1,200 per month (for course duration) for 30,000 job seekers under the SGUnited Skills programme

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• Hiring incentive for employers who hire local workers that had gone through reskilling or training programmes
  • 20% of monthly salary support for 6 months, capped at $6,000 in total, when hiring workers under aged 40
  • 40% of monthly salary support for 6 months, capped at $12,000 in total, when hiring workers aged 40 and above

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• SkillsFuture Credit top-up for training
  • One-off $500 SkillsFuture Credit top-up for adult Singaporeans
  • Additional $500 SkillsFuture Credit for 40–60 year olds
  • Check out the available courses
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