Attrition Rate of Paramedics in SCDF Between 2016 and 2022

Debated in Parliament on 6 Nov 2023.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked for the yearly attrition rates of paramedic officers and specialists in SCDF from 2016 to 2022, and whether there are plans to increase their salaries to match public healthcare sector increases.
K Shanmugam provided Table 1 showing the attrition rates for both paramedic officers and specialists over the specified period.
He explained that SCDF paramedics are part of the Home Affairs Uniformed Services, which undergoes regular compensation reviews, with the latest in January 2023 resulting in salary adjustments of 3% to 8%.
The Home Team remuneration package includes strategic payments at career milestones since 2019, ensuring market competitiveness.
The Minister did not explicitly state whether there are future plans to align paramedic salaries with public healthcare sector increases beyond the 2023 review.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the yearly attrition rate of (i) paramedic officers and (ii) paramedic specialists in the SCDF between 2016 and 2022; and (b) whether there are plans to increase their salaries to follow the salary increases in the public healthcare sector.

K Shanmugam

The yearly attrition rate of paramedic officers and paramedic specialists in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) from 2016 to 2022 is shown in Table 1 below.

SCDF paramedics belong to the Home Affairs Uniformed Services (HUS). The HUS compensation package is regularly reviewed to ensure that it remains market-competitive. The latest review was in January 2023, where the officers received a salary adjustment of between 3% and 8%. Since 2019, HUS officers have been receiving strategic payments at specific milestones in their career in the Home Team as part of the remuneration package.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked for the yearly attrition rates of paramedic officers and specialists in SCDF from 2016 to 2022, and whether there are plans to increase their salaries to match public healthcare sector increases.
K Shanmugam provided Table 1 showing the attrition rates for both paramedic officers and specialists over the specified period.
He explained that SCDF paramedics are part of the Home Affairs Uniformed Services, which undergoes regular compensation reviews, with the latest in January 2023 resulting in salary adjustments of 3% to 8%.
The Home Team remuneration package includes strategic payments at career milestones since 2019, ensuring market competitiveness.
The Minister did not explicitly state whether there are future plans to align paramedic salaries with public healthcare sector increases beyond the 2023 review.

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Attrition Rate of Paramedics in SCDF Between 2016 and 2022

Debated in Parliament on 6 Nov 2023.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked for the yearly attrition rates of paramedic officers and specialists in SCDF from 2016 to 2022, and whether there are plans to increase their salaries to match public healthcare sector increases.
K Shanmugam provided Table 1 showing the attrition rates for both paramedic officers and specialists over the specified period.
He explained that SCDF paramedics are part of the Home Affairs Uniformed Services, which undergoes regular compensation reviews, with the latest in January 2023 resulting in salary adjustments of 3% to 8%.
The Home Team remuneration package includes strategic payments at career milestones since 2019, ensuring market competitiveness.
The Minister did not explicitly state whether there are future plans to align paramedic salaries with public healthcare sector increases beyond the 2023 review.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

K Shanmugam

The yearly attrition rate of paramedic officers and paramedic specialists in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) from 2016 to 2022 is shown in Table 1 below.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked for the yearly attrition rates of paramedic officers and specialists in SCDF from 2016 to 2022, and whether there are plans to increase their salaries to match public healthcare sector increases.
K Shanmugam provided Table 1 showing the attrition rates for both paramedic officers and specialists over the specified period.
He explained that SCDF paramedics are part of the Home Affairs Uniformed Services, which undergoes regular compensation reviews, with the latest in January 2023 resulting in salary adjustments of 3% to 8%.
The Home Team remuneration package includes strategic payments at career milestones since 2019, ensuring market competitiveness.
The Minister did not explicitly state whether there are future plans to align paramedic salaries with public healthcare sector increases beyond the 2023 review.

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