Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Singapore Workforce Development Agency (Amendment) Bill

Clause 10

Amendment of section 12

Section 12 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs (a) to (e) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)provide, or secure the provision of, employment and related services for assisting job seekers —

(i)

to decide what jobs, having regard to their capabilities, are or will be suitable for and available to them;

(ii)

to decide what training or education is or will be required by, or available to, them in order to fit them for those jobs, and to obtain that training or education;

(iii)

to enhance their employability; and

(iv)

to otherwise find and keep a job with suitable employers;

(b)

provide, or secure the provision of, assistance to employers to source and recruit employees who meet their business needs;

(c)

develop and provide, or secure the provision of, and promote programmes for the purpose of cultivating progressive and productive workplaces, including enhancing job quality and job redesign;

(d)

publish or provide any information, or publish or sponsor the publication of works;

(e)

apply for, obtain and hold, whether on its own behalf or jointly with any other person, any intellectual property rights, and enter into agreements or arrangements for the commercial exploitation of those intellectual property rights, whether by assignment, licensing or otherwise;”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph (j) and substituting the following paragraph:“(j)promote or undertake publicity in any form;”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “any company” in paragraph (k), the words “, association or trust”;

(d)

by deleting paragraph (l) and substituting the following paragraph:“(l)become a member of a company, association, trust or partnership;”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “such contracts” in paragraph (o), the words “, agreements or arrangements”.