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本月3日,人力部长杨莉明在国会宣布,从5月1日起,直系亲属证(dependent pass,简称DP)持有者如果有意在本地工作,将必须申请正式的工作准证。 她指出,在所有工作准证持有者(WP)中,申请工作的直系亲属证持有者仅占其中的1%。目前持有工作准证的DP持有者仍可继续工作,直到工作准证到期为止。 若雇主还有意继续聘请他们,则需要向人力部申请适用的工作准证。 英语媒体《今日报》,周日(14日)就报导,一些外籍伴侣对于上述政策更动感到不安。其中一名印度籍的直系亲属巴特尔(Patel),在接受采访时称他可能为此失去工作。 他称,他须在五月更新直系亲属证,但是他的雇主可能不会再继续聘用他,这可能是因为雇主公司的外籍雇员配额已满,若他们不聘用更多本地人,将无法再申请新的工作准证。 巴特尔透露他本身属“必要领域”工友,特别是在阻断措施期间,确保本地食品供应不中断。但政策的改变令她感到些许失望,因为过去的努力似乎遭忽略。 他在该公司月薪达1千500新元,这肯定也无法达到特别准证(S pass)的条件,因为特别准证的薪资条件需达到2500元以上。 不过,巴特尔质疑,雇主是否能以月薪1500元,聘请到本地人接替他的岗位,“没公司肯出更多聘雇本地人。” 至于其他直系亲属证持有者,则表示政策更动可能迫使他们离开新加坡,她们认为原本她们可以付出劳力,但如今却只能当家庭主妇。 本月9日,则有新加坡国际商会的总监Victor Mills,指出一些外籍人士配偶,在国际商会工作、或是成为传授外语的私人教师、有些则是生意人,他认为这些工作都不会夺走新加坡人的就业机会。 他也指若得知配偶无法在本地工作,也可能导致一些外籍雇员对派遣来新加坡却步,也影响新加坡招揽人才的形象。 不过,本地一名白领显然持有不同看法,他告知本社,这反而释放更多中层管理岗位给新加坡人,有助增加本地人的就业机会。