Public feedback backs proposed re-hiring law
SINGAPORE: Respondents in a recent public consultation exercise were supportive of the proposed re-employment legislation, said Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong.

For more, see http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1091913/1/.html

How to deal with workplace stress
Anxiety levels are increasing as economic pressures mount, writes David Wilson.

For more, see http://content.mycareer.com.au/advice-research/workplace/How_to_deal_with_workplace_stress.aspx?s_rid=smh:rainbowstrip:box2:campaign3:content2:22-10:overtime:howtodealwithworkplacestress

Passive smoking kills 6,800 annually
Roughly 6,800 people in Japan are estimated to die every year from lung cancer or heart disease caused by passive smoking, and more than half — around 3,600 — are exposed to secondhand smoke in their workplace, a research team said Tuesday.

For more, see http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20100929a3.html

Talents of women are being squandered
THE post-election environment has seen business leaders call for accelerated national reform, to take advantage of a highly dynamic global economic situation.

For more, see http://www.smh.com.au/business/talents-of-women-are-being-squandered-20100927-15u6j.html

Employers told to tear down office firewalls
Employers should tear down firewalls that prevent staff from social networking while at work, according to a leading internet security expert.

For more, see http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/employers-told-to-tear-down-office-firewalls-20100922-15mti.html

Minimum wage law not advisable
A MINIMUM wage law is based on the basic needs argument that employers should pay a full-time worker enough for an adult worker to support himself and his family without public subsidy.

For more, see http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/home

New WSH Guidelines
The Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council has recently issued four sets of Guidelines:
(1) Fatigue Management
(2) Workplace Traffic Safety Management
(3) Safe Loading on Vehicles
(4) Managing Heat Stress at the Workplace

For more, see https://www.wshc.sg/wps/portal/announcement?action=detailedAnnouncement&fAnnouncementID=AN2010092400531