Singapore: Over S$5.5bil to be paid out in Jobs Support Scheme from Oct 29


October's payment goes towards supporting wages paid to local workers from June to August. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network

SINGAPORE, Oct 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): Over S$5.5 billion under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) will be paid out to more than 140,000 employers from Oct 29, to help them retain their workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

This will help businesses pay the wages of some 1.9 million local employees, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Monday (Oct 19).

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