Pension Payments in People's Association's Annual Reports

Debated in Parliament on 10 Oct 2016.

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Png Eng Huat questioned the rationale behind pension contributions of $366,000 and $802,000 reported in the People's Association's Annual Report for 2015/16, given the pension scheme no longer exists, why these were previously classified as "termination benefits," and who the beneficiaries are.
Chan Chun Sing explained that these payments were made to staff already on pension schemes, either transferred from the Ministry of Community Development in 1993 or seconded from parent organizations, and that the PA no longer has a pension scheme.
He stated the contributions are once-off retention bonuses for junior grade officers upon fulfilling contract terms, aligning with common industry practice, and noted the term was renamed from "termination benefits" to "pension contributions" to better reflect their nature.

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Png Eng Huat

Mr Png Eng Huat asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what is the rationale for pension contributions of $366,000 and $802,000 for 2016 and 2015 respectively as reported in the PA's Annual Report for 2015/16, when the pension scheme no longer exists; (b) why have these amounts been previously classified as "termination benefits" in past reports; and (c) who are the beneficiaries of these payments.

Chan Chun Sing (for the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth)

These pension contributions were paid to staff who were already on pension schemes, who were either (a) transferred to the People’s Association (PA) from then-Ministry of Community Development in 1993; or (b) seconded to PA from their parent organisations. PA no longer has a pension scheme.

Second, these contributions consist of once-off retention bonuses paid to junior grade officers upon fulfilment of their contract terms as per common industry practice.

The term "termination benefits" in past Annual Reports was renamed as "pension contributions" to better reflect the nature of such payments.

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Png Eng Huat questioned the rationale behind pension contributions of $366,000 and $802,000 reported in the People's Association's Annual Report for 2015/16, given the pension scheme no longer exists, why these were previously classified as "termination benefits," and who the beneficiaries are.
Chan Chun Sing explained that these payments were made to staff already on pension schemes, either transferred from the Ministry of Community Development in 1993 or seconded from parent organizations, and that the PA no longer has a pension scheme.
He stated the contributions are once-off retention bonuses for junior grade officers upon fulfilling contract terms, aligning with common industry practice, and noted the term was renamed from "termination benefits" to "pension contributions" to better reflect their nature.

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Pension Payments in People's Association's Annual Reports

Debated in Parliament on 10 Oct 2016.

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Png Eng Huat questioned the rationale behind pension contributions of $366,000 and $802,000 reported in the People's Association's Annual Report for 2015/16, given the pension scheme no longer exists, why these were previously classified as "termination benefits," and who the beneficiaries are.
Chan Chun Sing explained that these payments were made to staff already on pension schemes, either transferred from the Ministry of Community Development in 1993 or seconded from parent organizations, and that the PA no longer has a pension scheme.
He stated the contributions are once-off retention bonuses for junior grade officers upon fulfilling contract terms, aligning with common industry practice, and noted the term was renamed from "termination benefits" to "pension contributions" to better reflect their nature.

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Png Eng Huat

Chan Chun Sing (for the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth)

Second, these contributions consist of once-off retention bonuses paid to junior grade officers upon fulfilment of their contract terms as per common industry practice.

The term "termination benefits" in past Annual Reports was renamed as "pension contributions" to better reflect the nature of such payments.

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Png Eng Huat questioned the rationale behind pension contributions of $366,000 and $802,000 reported in the People's Association's Annual Report for 2015/16, given the pension scheme no longer exists, why these were previously classified as "termination benefits," and who the beneficiaries are.
Chan Chun Sing explained that these payments were made to staff already on pension schemes, either transferred from the Ministry of Community Development in 1993 or seconded from parent organizations, and that the PA no longer has a pension scheme.
He stated the contributions are once-off retention bonuses for junior grade officers upon fulfilling contract terms, aligning with common industry practice, and noted the term was renamed from "termination benefits" to "pension contributions" to better reflect their nature.

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Chan Chun Sing (for the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth)

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Chan Chun Sing (for the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth)

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