Skip to main content
Home The New Paper
  • Home
  • News
    • Singapore
    • World
    • Business
    • Views
    • Backstage
    • Others
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Singapore Football
    • Team Singapore
    • School Sports
    • Athletics
    • Basketball
    • Cricket
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Racing
    • Others
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
    • TV
    • Star Style
    • School of Frock
  • Lifestyle
    • Makan
    • Hed Chef
    • Weets Eats
    • Health
    • Tech
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Shopping
    • Biker Boy
    • Celeb Chow
    • Others
  • Racing
  • Your Tip-Offs
  • Read E-Paper
  • Contests
  • Coupon
  • Team

Popular

  • COURT & CRIME
  • Food & Drink
Singapore

NTUC to offer counselling to lower-income union members

NTUC to offer counselling to lower-income union members
(From left) NTUC Care Fund (Covid-19) beneficiaries Wong Wai Hong and Ismail Bakar with NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng and assistant secretary-general Zainal Sapari. PHOTO: NTUC
Sherlyn Sim
Jan 08, 2021 06:00 am
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on WhatsApp
  • E-mail this article
  • 0 Engagements

Union members stressed by the pandemic and job situation can soon receive psychological help to deal with the challenges.

The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) will be offering one-to-one counselling services to lower-income union members as well as those whose incomes have been significantly reduced.

"Experiencing sudden or great distress due to work-related circumstances may take a tremendous toll on workers' mental well-being," NTUC said yesterday.

"This is especially so for those who have heavy personal responsibilities, such as caregivers, as well as those who have young and/or elderly dependants."

NTUC, which is partnering psychological centre Mind Culture in the programme, said more details will be made known in March.

The counselling service is part of a series of assistance programmes supported by the NTUC-U Care Fund, which was started in 2009 to help NTUC union members affected by the economic downturn then.

Pilots to reopen nightclubs, karaoke outlets put on hold
Singapore

Pilots to reopen nightclubs, karaoke outlets put on hold

Jan 20, 2021

Related Stories

Hundreds of lanterns to light up Chinatown ahead of Chinese New Year

No dragon dances, fewer lion dances to welcome Year of the Ox

Events of 2009 Aware saga now a 12-episode hit podcast

Close to 100 donors contributed to the fund last year, allowing NTUC to commit $31.5 million to better the welfare of lower-income members and their families.

The labour movement said it had disbursed more than $16 million to about 33,000 members as at Dec 18, to help members impacted by Covid-19.

It provides up to $300 cash relief to members whose incomes have been significantly affected by Covid-19.

Among them was Mr Wong Wai Hong, 48, an audio-visual technician who was retrenched by Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre in September.

Other programmes include the U Care Education Co-Funding scheme, which has given bursary awards to 4,500 children.

Around 300 low- to medium-income union members also received interim support from the CapitaLand-U Care Resilience and Enablement Fund (Cap+Ure).

It provides $250 in FairPrice vouchers for each child to help families.

NTUC said members can still apply for Cap+Ure support.

Applications are also open for support via the NTUC Care Fund (Covid-19). The closing date is Feb 28.

Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store now

COMMUNITY ISSUES

Sherlyn Sim

Read articles by Sherlyn Sim
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on WhatsApp
  • E-mail this article
  • Newslink -  Purchase this article for republication

Top Stories this Month

Singapore

Mum killed in crash on way home to celebrate with son

Jan 19, 2021
ICA officers find contraband cigarettes in God of Fortune figurines
Singapore

Thousands of duty unpaid cigarettes found in CNY figurines on lorry: ICA

Jan 18, 2021
Collision with bike leaves girl, 8, needing eye surgery
Singapore

Collision with bike leaves girl, 8, needing eye surgery

Jan 18, 2021
Home
  • Contests
  • Coupon
  • Team
  • Home
  • News
    • Singapore
    • World
    • Business
    • Views
    • Backstage
    • Others
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Singapore Football
    • Team Singapore
    • School Sports
    • Athletics
    • Basketball
    • Cricket
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Racing
    • Others
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
    • TV
    • Star Style
    • School of Frock
  • Lifestyle
    • Makan
    • Hed Chef
    • Weets Eats
    • Health
    • Tech
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Shopping
    • Biker Boy
    • Celeb Chow
    • Others
  • Racing
  • Your Tip-Offs
  • Read E-Paper
  • Contact TNP
  • About SPH
  • Privacy Statement
  • Data Protection Policy
  • Member Terms & Conditions
  • Website Terms & Conditions
SPH Digital News Copyright © 2021 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn No. 198402868E