There are no plans to further raise the Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) of $1,400 for now, said Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad in Parliament on Tuesday (Sept 14). From September next year, firms hiring foreign workers will have to pay all local employees the LQS. Read more: https://str.sg/3SNe

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