Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau on supporting fresh graduates and retrenched workers

Singapore's Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau says, with AI also changing how firms hire, a new structured training programme could be on the cards for fresh graduates. The aim is to help at least 1,000 of them from next year's cohort gain work experience. Employers could also get wage and training support to take them in, with the aim of building a pipeline of future talent. Ms Lau added that worker protections must keep pace as Singapore's labour market undergoes changes. She said laws alone aren't enough, with a shift in workplace culture just as important. The government is also looking to review retrenchment benefit provisions under the Employment Act. Germaine Wong and Nadirah Zaidi report.