The strain on Singapore's healthcare staff due to the pandemic caused many to leave the profession.
“I think they are deserving of another payment, perhaps structured as a nurses’ retention payment,” he added.
He said remuneration must be addressed if Singapore is to keep building manpower in its healthcare sector – which it will need to do amid an ageing population and more international demand for qualified healthcare workers. Due to the stresses borne of the pandemic, nurses were awarded special bonuses in 2020 and 2021, and given a Covid-19 Healthcare Award in 2021.
This was on top of their base salaries, which the Ministry of Health said was between S$3,300 and S$5,200 a month for entry-level nurses, based on their qualifications and adding in allowances and bonuses as at 2020.Around 1,500 resigned in the first half of 2021 compared with 2,000 annually pre-pandemic.
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