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Companies said they believe higher pay and better versatility are some of the elements, though certain reasons for the change are undetermined.
Additionally, the Household Services Scheme’s build in 2021 helped businesses find full-time workers.
Businesses can use migrant workers to perform tasks like housekeeping and car washing in accordance with the plan, which was launched as a captain in 2017 before becoming formalized.
In order to provide basic treatment to children and the elderly, the program was expanded in 2023.
Mr Pierre Tan, chairman of MEIDE. According to SG, his business has seen a roughly 10-fold increase in the number of full-time employees delivering meals to families in Singapore.
” Before that, a lot of our cleaning companies or platforms were relying on gig workers, part-time workers, but there are quite a lot of issues with ( them )”, he added.
” For one, their washing skills are very dangerous. Some of them are excellent, while others are merely individuals, and they may not be that motivated to do the cleaning.
By hiring full-time employees under the Household Services Scheme, Mr Tan said there is a more” standardized value” of washing.