Singapore’s Ministry of Health has recommended a salary increase of at least 7% for the majority of roles within the community care sector. This move is designed to ensure that compensation remains competitive with the public healthcare system and to assist in the recruitment and retention of essential staff. The salary adjustments will apply to various positions, including nursing, allied health, and administrative roles, and are expected to be implemented over the next two years. The government will provide funding support to help eligible organizations meet these new pay benchmarks.
- The Ministry of Health (MOH) recommends a pay raise of 7% or more for most community care sector employees.
- The adjustments target roles in nursing homes, center-based services, and home care settings.
- The initiative aims to maintain wage parity with the broader public healthcare sector to attract and retain talent.
- Implementation of the new salary guidelines is scheduled to take place over the 2024 and 2025 period.
- MOH will provide funding support to eligible community care providers to facilitate the salary increases.
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Is terrible when msf aic fail to empower ssa to help fragile elderly and here increase salary of ssa again..and if ssa paid elderly and non cert staff to work in the office and refuse to help elderly like allkin …moh all such staff ìs bcoming arrogant high class bcos is office yet redundant???
Should increase those scdf police and doct nurses.
Ssa could advance island wide duplicating all services just for happy events…is a genuine proof…shouldn't increase salary for ssa when comp lex issues of elderly are neglected
Community worker in hosp nursing home should increase but not ssa
Fees at rehabilitation centers are very high . Increase salaries will pass on the patients again 😢