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Briefing Session on Primary Care Plan (PCP) for ASPRI Members

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?

Employment Act & Employee Benefits for Local and Foreign Employees

20 August 2021, Friday – In view of the recent changes to the Employment Act, this webinar covers the updated changes, including insurance and claims benefit and the recent addition of benefits for employees during this pandemic. To help our members better understand Employment Act & Employee Benefits for Local and Foreign Employees, ASPRI organised a webinar which covered its purpose and how it helps to understand the various benefits and Employment Act. The webinar was led Mr David Shanmugam, Counsel of Netto & Magin LLC and Ms Summer Foo, Financial Service Consultant of AIA Singapore. To view the webinar slides, please click on the links below. Mr Shanmugam started off by mentioning the various benefits employees should get under the Contract of Service, which includes annual & medical leaves and basic medical benefits. He also added on a few scenarios for Termination of Service, such as employers cannot reject one’s resignation notice. Finally, he touched on a few guidelines on the dismissal grounds and what employers should be aware of. Next, Ms Foo presented on the various employee benefits for both local and foreign employees, such as implementing basic insurance care for them. She also covered certain insurance companies allow teleconsultation when one is sick. She also introduced for those that are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, will have a quicker access route to the General Practitioners (GP). For further clarifications or enquiries, you may wish to email Mr Shanmugam at shanugam@yahoo.com.sg or Ms Foo at Summer@aia.com.sg. The Association would like to once again thank our members who attended today’s webinar and we look forward to seeing everyone in future events. To re-watch the webinar, please click here.

Understanding Part 10A of the COTMA

30 July 2021, Friday – In view of the increased foreign manpower cost due to foreign manpower shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, an additional legislative relief under Part 10A of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 ("COTMA") is provided to ensure that all parties along the value chain step up to co-share the increased costs. To help our members better understand Part 10A of the COTMA, ASPRI organised a webinar which covered its purpose and how it helps to defray manpower costs. The webinar was led Mr David Shanmugam, Counsel of Netto & Magin LLC. To view the webinar slides, please click here. In the context of Part 10 of the COTMA, “foreign manpower salary costs” refers to the remuneration – including bonuses, allowances, and overtime payments – payable to individuals who are neither citizens or permanent residents of Singapore holding a work permit. This excludes any quarantine, insurance or miscellaneous test costs. Contract parties are to negotiate and adjust contract sums to take into account of increased foreign manpower salary costs incurred. If the negotiation is successful, there is no need to apply for this relief and parties may proceed to adjust contract sum as negotiated. However, if the negotiation is unsuccessful, the contractor can seek determination from an Assessor. The contractor must show documentation of reasonable attempts of negotiation. Examples of such negotiation could include meeting minutes, correspondence, and recordings of such attempts. The Assessor will then conduct the necessary checks for eligibility. Please click here to view the negotiation process in an infographic format. Further details of the relief, together with the subsidiary legislation, will be announced in the near future. For further clarifications or enquiries, you may wish to email Mr Shanmugam at shanugam@yahoo.com.sg. The Association would like to once again thank our members who attended today’s webinar and we look forward to seeing everyone in future events. To re-watch the webinar, please click here.