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SINGAPORE – All employers will have to notify the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) of employees who are due to return from China, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday (Feb 6).
This is to allow their return to be staggered and the flow of workers managed better, said Mr Wong, who co-chairs the government’s coronavirus taskforce.
There will also be tighter surveillance and enforcement of the 14-day leave of absence (LOA), which is mandatory for all such workers, whether they are Singapore residents and foreign work pass holders.
Employers will also receive $100 a day for each worker serving the LOA, and this is applicable to Singaporeans, permanent residents and work pass holders. This is equivalent to what they are receiving for those on quarantine orders. The foreign worker levy for those on LOA will also be waived for the LOA period. Details on when these measures will kick in are still being worked out.
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