SINGAPORE: For a second year running, Singapore banks OCBC and UOB will give one-off payments to their junior employees to help alleviate cost-of-living pressures, the two banks said on Monday (Dec 23 ...
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OCBC and UOB junior staff to receive one-off payments for cost-of-living pressures
A total of about 4,000 junior employees across OCBC Group in Singapore will be receiving a S$1,000 payout each to help them cope with cost-of-living concerns Read more at straitstimes.com.
OCBC, UOB to pay out second cost-of-living bonuses for junior staff
FOR the second year in a row, OCBC and UOB will each be giving out a one-off payment to its junior employees to help them cope with ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Read more at The Business Times.
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4,000 junior OCBC staff to receive $1,000 one-time payouts for cost-of-living pressures
A total of about 4,000 junior employees across OCBC Group in Singapore will be receiving a S$1,000 payout each to help them cope with cost-of-living concerns Read more at straitstimes.com.
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