Bosses in Singapore unlikely to mandate Covid-19 vaccination for staff: Experts


The planned vaccination programme is voluntary and free for all Singaporeans and long-term residents.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): When the Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out from next year for most residents in Singapore, interior design firm Design 4 Space plans to dangle a trip to Japan to encourage its staff to get the shots.

Although the vaccination programme here is voluntary, the company's chief executive Richard Yea is encouraging his more than 70 employees to get vaccinated.

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