Extension of Workplace Health Promotion Grant to Cover Taxi Drivers

Mr Ang Hin Kee asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider enlarging the definition for the revised Workplace Health Promotion Grant to cover taxi drivers and to enable the drivers to benefit from workplace health programmes of the taxi association.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has established the Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) Grant since 2001 to help employers put in place policies, infrastructure and activities that promote health at work. Any organisation registered in Singapore with at least five paid employees can apply for the Grant.

We have recently worked with some taxi companies such as Comfort Delgro to develop health programmes for their taxi drivers. In addition, HPB will be happy to explore and support a long-term collaborative workplace health programme with the taxi companies and the National Taxi Association (NTA) to support and facilitate access to health initiatives for their members (that is, taxi drivers).

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