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WILLMAR Senior LinkAge Line will have a virtual class from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. April 13 for people who will be new to Medicare and would like to learn about Medicare Parts A, B, C and D. Topics will include a comprehensive introduction to Medicare including what Medicare covers, supplemental insurance and Part D prescription coverage. During the class you will learn the Medicare enrollment details, how to get the most from your benefits and how to research your Medicare plan options using the Medicare.gov site. Please contact Senior Linkage Line at mnraaa.org/calendar or 1-800-333-2433 to sign up for the class, as space is limited.
As part of priorities for this year, Minister Teo shared that the raise in retirement age and re-employment age will proceed as planned in July 2022; while from 1 May 2021, DP holders will require a valid work pass to work in Singapore. Full updates here.
Deeper aid for the hiring of locals to support rebound, help for every segment of the workforce to emerge stronger from the pandemic, and further support for business transformations - these are the three overarching priorities of Singapore s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in 2021,
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo has announced.
In her speech at MOM s Committee of Supply (COS) 2021 yesterday (3 March), Minister Teo noted that these three priorities will cover not just the short-term concerns, but also the medium- and longer-term concerns in the country. She said: Digitalisation, remote work, widening income gaps and an ageing workforce will continue to challenge us. We must aim to overcome the crisis and help every segment of
FEATURE: Older workers in high demand at local firms
Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwanese firms are increasingly aiming to recruit middle-aged and older workers, as the nation’s population ages rapidly due to a falling birthrate.
Last year, Taiwan’s population shrank for the first time, with Ministry of the Interior data published last month showing 173,156 deaths and 165,249 births.
The population dropped 0.18 percent to 23,561,236, after peaking at 23,773,876 in 2019, the data showed.
While deaths were down 1.78 percent from 2019, births were at a record low, down 7.04 percent from 2019, it showed.
This continued a trend over the previous few years.
There were 8.409 births per 1,000 people last year, in 2019 there were 8.417 births and in 2018 there were 8.425, the data showed. Last year, the average number of children born to a Taiwanese woman during her lifetime was 1.05, the second-lowest in the world after South Korea’s 0.92.
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