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Me & My Career: This plumber of the financial world ensures that money flows smoothly
This is a series in which individuals share their career journeys and provide an inside look into their jobs and industries. In this interview, we look at the fintech sector.
Mr Tom was retrenched last April amid the pandemic.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
PublishedFeb 28, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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As the situation was rapidly deteriorating in 2020, the government introduced unprecedented measures to bolster the Singapore economy and jobs market. This included the SGUnited Jobs & Skills Package, which had the aim to create 100,000 openings for jobseekers, as well as salary support schemes as the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) and Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI).
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With the measures in place, there still remained the softer side of helping jobseekers overcome barriers to getting new jobs. In the Jobs Situation Report (18th Edition), the government spotlights the top 5 challenges that jobseekers faced in getting new jobs. It also reported various ways Workforce Singapore (WSG) and NTUC’s e2i helped jobseekers overcome barriers to getting a new job and accessing opportunities.