For example, labour laws are faaar from what people imagine of Singapores ultracapitalist image.
For example, labour laws are faaar from what people imagine of Singapores ultracapitalist image.
A lot of this is due to their education system. It can be outright propaganda at times, but it has proven very effective at increasing literacy nation wide.
They've also made internet access an strategic initiative. When you marry a literate population with (generally, wink wink) free access to information and a seemingly draconian government, you get a very interesting bunch of people.
Also the legend of the bank who called a fire drill then revoked everyone’s security when they were out of the building and told them they were laid off ...
Singapore is probably the only country which would force a business to hire somebody with clinically severe mental development issues.
On the other hand, mental conditions are heavily stigmatised in Singapore.
No government-linked company (and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund has its fingers in most large and up-and-coming companies here) would hire someone on a career track if they have a diagnosed mental condition of some sort, anxiety and depression included.
Public health insurance downplays the severity of most mental conditions, but the status quo seems to be slowly improving: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/move-include-addictions-se...