Civil servants to get 1-month year-end bonus; additional S$500 for junior grades

The Government will proceed to pay the non-pensionable annual allowance, often known as the Thirteenth-month bonus.PSD mentioned the general public service "has demonstrated tenacity and resolve" within the extended battle in opposition to COVID-19."The Government deeply appreciates the onerous work and perseverance of all public officers within the combat in opposition to the pandemic."Working together, we will emerge stronger from this crisis, as a nation," it mentioned. There was no year-end bonus for civil servants final 12 months. This 12 months, a 0.3-month mid-year bonus was given to all civil servants. Singapore’s economic system stays on monitor for a restoration in 2021, mentioned PSD. "The economy expanded by 7.1 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the third quarter of 2021 and the Ministry of Trade and Industry has updated its GDP growth forecast to “around 7.0 per cent” for 2021," it mentioned. On the labour market entrance, resident employment grew more rapidly within the third quarter, notably in outward-oriented industries, and unemployment charges declined for the second consecutive month in September 2021, PSD added.