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Retail Workers Eligible for New Round of Pay Increases Under Progressive Wage Model

SINGAPORE, AUG 11 – Lower-wage retail workers will receive annual wage increases of up to 6% from 2025 to 2028 with co-funding support for employers to ease adjustment to higher labor costs.

With government co-funding to buffer the wage increases, there is "no reason" for employers to pass on the full costs to customers directly, says Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash.

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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