Pay hikes for over 56,000 public healthcare workers in Singapore from July; nurses get up to 14% more

MOH will also expand efforts to bring in mid-career joiners by increasing capacity under the professional conversion programme for healthcare professionals.- The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, March 5 (The Straits Times/ANN): An estimated 56,300 public healthcare workers - including nurses and support care staff - will get pay bumps over the next two years, starting in July.

Nurses will see increases of 5 to 14 per cent in their monthly base salaries, while other healthcare staff, such as allied health professionals, pharmacists and administrative and ancillary staff, will get pay rises of 3 to 7 per cent.