9 February 2022, Wednesday – An e-waste management system is established in 2021 by the Government to build on existing voluntary e-waste recycling initiatives in Singapore through the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework. Under this framework, producers of covered electrical and electronic equipment will be required to take on responsibility for their products to be properly recycled upon reaching their end of life, by fulfilling e-waste collection targets and channelling the e-waste collected to formal recyclers. ASPRI is pleased to partner with Metalo International to organise a webinar on ‘Proper Disposal of IT Assets & Safeguarding of Data’ to discuss the importance of proper IT Assets Disposition (ITAD). Mr. Benny Cheng, Vice President of Metalo shared that ITAD is important especially data security as data breaches could occur if the data in a hard drive is not properly deleted when disposed of and information getting into wrong hands which could lead to theft and fraud for both customers or employees. Compromising of personal data that could leads to severe breaches, and may get into legal trouble with the authorities. Additionally, security breach could disrupt business operations and lead to bad reputation if any incident such as customer data lost or stolen. Therefore, to ensure the proper and secure disposal of e-waste, ITAD providers use certified recyclers to have a complete data erasure by physically destroying the hardware or by degaussing, which electronically removes the magnetic field of a disk or hard drive using a special device. This is secure way to ensuring a total data deletion. Hence, it is advisable for organisations to work with ITAD providers which specialises in the process of streamlining the disposition as the devices may contain heavy metals, chemicals and other materials that could be harmful to the environment when disposed of in a landfill which could leak into the ground and affect water sources. The ITD providers typically provide the secure destruction of data and environmentally friendly e-waste recycling. To know more, please click here to view the presentation deck. Finally, ASPRI would like to express our gratitude to our members for their attendance. We would also like to thank Metalo International for collaborating with us. We hope to see you in future events!
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15 February, Singapore – In light of Lunar New Year spirit and to welcome the Year of Water Tiger, ASPRI is pleased to conclude our webinar this morning about the mastery and all things Chinese Metaphysics for the interest of our members. Our speaker, Master Trainer Eliz introduced the participants about ‘Bazi’ - An ancient Chinese traditional practice that helps to know yourself and knowing your own element which uses energy forces to harmonise individuals with their surrounding environment. Our participants were actively engaged to understand the different elements under ‘Bazi’ and the methods to calculate what elements they belonged to with their date of birth and the relations between different elements of ‘Water, Earth, Wood, Fire and Metal’. Master Trainer Eliz also shared with the participants what to expect in the Year of a Water Tiger. To know more, please click here to view the presentation deck. ASPRI would like to thank all participants for their support and participation and we look forward to organising more events in the near future. Contact Details Summer Foo: +65 8322 1316 /*! elementor - v3.5.5 - 03-02-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} |
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19 February, Singapore – We are delighted to conclude ASPRI’s 25th Anniversary Golf Tournament yesterday at the Singapore Island Country Club, where we teed-off our very first interactive, fun and physical networking session since COVID-19. This event is part of ASPRI’s 25th anniversary celebration and is one that has been long anticipated by our members since the last golf tournament we organised. Despite instituted numerous safety protocols, it did not dampen the spirits of about 130 enthusiastic golfers who took part in the tournament. Our avid golfers were enthralled with the game as all 32 flights were snapped up in just a short span once the registration was open. Mr. Danny Chua, Organising Chairman and Secretary of ASPRI’s 13th Executive Council shared, “The situation with COVID-19 is a true resilience and continuity test for many industries. While we put health first, we also want to support our members in ways it is possible in the current situation. We strived to ensure that the event supported our members and partners in the best possible way to grow their businesses again. On behalf of ASPRI, I would like to congratulate all the participants on their fantastic performances and I hope that everyone had a great time networking while having fun. This has always been and remains very important to ASPRI and all our stakeholders – to have the opportunity to experience this camaraderie. I look forward to more future collaborations and to continuing the support." We would also like to thank our key council members, Mr Charles Quek, President of ASPRI and Mr James Goh, Immediate Past President of ASPRI for hosting the VIPs golfers, Mr Damian Chan, Executive Vice President of EDB and Mr Andrew Lim, Council Member of SCIC. Congratulations to all the winners of the tournament! 1st Place: Kim Tae Jung 2nd Place: Thong Tuck Seng 3rd Place: Rajesh Novelty Award Winners Nearest to Line: Liang Weh Min Nearest to Pin: Eddie Chua Nearest to Pin: Mark Chia Longest Drive: Deng Jian Ping Last but not least, a big thank you to our generous sponsor, Swagelok Singapore and to everyone for making this event a great success. This event takes us to the next level and create a memorable experience for all. ASPRI is looking forward to organising more upcoming events to commemorate our 25th Anniversary this year. Stay tuned for our future events! |
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23 February 2022, Wednesday – As an advocate for growth and transformation, ASPRI firmly believes the way to progress collectively is by developing business growth capabilities. With rising business cost, manpower shortages, and disruptions to the hiring process caused by COVID-19, the need to transform one’s business model is more prevalent than ever. To help our member companies in their transformation journey and encourage the next phase of growth, ASPRI has partnered with Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) and organised a webinar to share on the various support they can tap on. Firstly, ESG introduced its Enterprise Leadership for Transformation (ELT) Programme. It is a 1-year programme which supports promising small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) leaders in their business transformation goals through modular learning and business coaching. First announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at Budget 2020, the ELT Programme is administered by a network of partners including Institute of Higher Learning (IHL), financial institutions and industry experts. Mr Lawrence Nah, General Manager of Shing Leck Engineering Service Pte Ltd, shared his experiences of undergoing the ELT Programme. “As an SME leader, it can be a lonely experience at times. After enrolling into the programme, I realized there were so many of us out there. There was a sense of camaraderie and I felt at ease knowing we were all in it together,” Mr Nah said. Despite the 1-year commitment, he was grateful to have undergone the programme as he found it to be enriching experience. For costing and application instructions, please refer to this deck. WSG then shared on three programmes for workforce transformation. Firstly, the Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG-JR) encourages companies to implement Job Redesign (JR) initiatives, with support from pre-approved JR Consultants to redesign work processes, tasks, and responsibilities. This helps companies to enhance quality of jobs, making jobs more productive and attractive for employees, and allows companies to drive business and workforce transformation. Next, the Career Conversion Programme (CCP) trains and facilitates the placements of mid-career switchers to meet one’s business needs. It is a career conversion programme for professionals, managers, executives, and technicians (PMETs) and Rank-and-File (RnF) workers to undergo skills conversion and move into new sectors or job roles with good prospects and opportunities for progression. Last but not least, the Capability Transfer Programme (CTP) seeks to improve local-foreign workforce complementarity by facilitating the transfer of capabilities from foreign specialists to locals. This encourages companies to develop and acquire new capabilities in Singapore by ensuring that there is sustainable supply of Singaporeans with the requisite skillsets. For funding and more details, please refer to this deck. ASPRI would like to thank our members, ESG, and WSG for making this webinar possible. We hope to see you in future events! |
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2 March 2022 - From 1 April 2022, employers that hire migrant workers (MWs) will be required to purchase a Primary Care Plan (PCP) as part of work pass requirements for Work Permit and S Pass holders who live in dormitories. ASPRI, together with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), and supported by Anchor Operators (AOs) in the west: Fullerton Healthcare Group, and St Andrew's Mission Hospital (SAMH), engaged with our members on Wednesday afternoon to provide them with an overview of the PCP. MOM revamped the primary healthcare system for migrant workers to improve care accessibility and affordability, and fortify the system against future disease outbreaks. It covered most of the MWs’ primary care needs, including the medical examination for work pass application or renewal, unlimited acute or chronic medical consultations and treatments, 24/7 telemedicine services, annual basic health screening, and scheduled conveyance to and from dormitories and MOM medical centres within each geographical sector. Employers of eligible newly arrived MWs, or of existing MWs who renew their work passes or change employers, must purchase the PCP before the new work passes can be issued. As shared, employers are expected to save about 54% when compared to an average outpatient (primary care) group insurance annual premium of about $280, or about 27% when compared with the annual cost of GP consults for each worker. With the PCP, workers will be able to receive quality healthcare that is easily accessible while at the same time ensuring medical costs are kept affordable for employers. All eligible existing MWs must have a valid PCP by 31 March 2023 even if their work passes are due for renewal after that date. For more information, please refer to the following decks: 1. Sharing by Ministry of Manpower 2. Sharing by Fullerton Health 3. Sharing by St Andrew's Mission Hospital (SAMH) 4. List of FAQs For more details, please refer to MOM Website: https://www.mom.gov.sg/primary-healthcare-system. The website includes details on PCP (including services coverage), information on AOs, PCP prices, checker for employers to identify the designated AO (first 2 digits of postal code). ASPRI would like to thank our members, MOM, Fullerton Health and SAMH for making this webinar possible. We hope to see you in future events! Annexes Primary Care Plan (PCP) (mom.gov.sg) How to buy PCP What should I do if my worker moves to a different sector? |
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