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Employers' HB Actual SUPPORTINGSUPPORTING OUROUR NSmenNSmen ANAN EMPLOYERS’EMPLOYERS’ GUIDEGUIDE contents Your Role as an Employer in Total Defence 3 Importance of Employer Support 4 Employer's Role in Total Defence 4 How Employers Can Support Their NS Employees National Service In Action 7 National Service in the Three Forces 11 National Service and Types of Call-Ups Important Information 21 Making It Easier For Employers to Support National Service 25 Recognition and Awards For Employers 28 Medical Benefits and Compensation for NSmen 29 NSmen Payments 36 FAQs 47 Addresses & Telephone Numbers 50 Abbreviations 51 Appendix 1 52 Notes preface ARMY AIRFORCE NAVY SPF SCDF This year, MINDEF and the SAF commemorate 35 years of National Service. Our experience and the prevailing uncertainty in the region are constant reminders that our security environment may change suddenly. Security is the foundation upon which Singapore’s survival and success depend. To ensure our future peace, progress and prosperity, we have to maintain a strong SAF backed by an equally effective Total Defence capability that draws widespread support from all sectors of our nation. This gives investors the confidence to put their money and business in Singapore. National Service and Total Defence have thus provided the vital peace and security foundation for Singapore. Singapore will continue to take her defence seriously. But the defence of our nation does not solely rest on those in uniforms, particularly our National Servicemen in the SAF, SPF or SCDF, who constitute the bulk of our defence forces. Their families and employers also play a crucial role in supporting the commitment of our National Servicemen to the defence of the nation and boosting their morale and fighting spirit. We are fortunate that employers today understand the importance and necessity of National Service. They have adjusted to the disruption and inconvenience that come with the National Servicemen’s obligations. Over the years, an increasing number of employers go beyond simply releasing their employees for National Service call-ups. They have, on their own initiative, organised in-house programmes to support Total Defence, and encouraged their employees to perform well during their National Service training and duties. This certainly augurs well for the defence of our nation. This handbook is another effort by the Government to help you, as employers, better understand our National Service policies and training requirements which may have an impact on your business. It also serves as a channel of communication to foster a closer understanding between the Government and employers of National Servicemen. We are confident that, with this information, you will give greater support to Total Defence and your employees’ National Service obligations. Ultimately, it is with our collective will, support and commitment to National Service and Total Defence that Singapore’s continued security and success shall be assured. Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence 2 SUPPORTING OUR NSmen AN EMPLOYERS’ GUIDE YOUR ROLE AS AN EMPLOYER IN TOTAL DEFENCE "If you who are growing up do not understand that you've got to defend this country, then I say in the end we will lose." Mr Lee Kuan Yew Prime Minister (1967) SUPPORTING OUR NSmen AN EMPLOYERS’ GUIDE 3 Importance of Employer Support Singapore is a small island with a small population, located in a region of the world that has had a history of turbulence and uncertainty. Despite these disadvantages, we have overcome the odds to emerge as a vibrant and economically successful nation. In the world economic front, Singapore has been consistently ranked well by Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BERI) and other reputable institutions for its workforce and competitive economy. Singapore can realise this because there is peace and stability. The deterrent effect provided by a credible defence force enables businesses to grow and flourish, and our society to thrive. But we cannot take peace and stability for granted for we remain vulnerable to external developments. This is why we must take our defence seriously. Over the years, we have invested heavily in building an effective Singapore Armed Forces that is a credible deterrent to potential aggressors. However, building up the SAF alone is not enough. For our defence efforts to be effective, we need Total Defence with its five components - psychological defence, social defence, economic defence, civil defence and military defence. Ultimately, our guarantee for continued peace, stability, economic progress and prosperity is a strong and formidable SAF, backed by an equally effective Total Defence capability, drawing widespread support from all sectors of our nation. The 350,000 NSmen in the SAF, Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Civil Defence Force face many demands in their dual roles. Besides the responsibility of defending the country, many of them are employees contributing to the economic development of Singapore. As employers, your support is thus crucial for these NS employees. 4 SUPPORTING OUR NSmen AN EMPLOYERS’ GUIDE Employer's Role in Total Defence As an employer, you can play your role in Total Defence by adopting an active management policy that provides a supportive environment for your employees to carry out their NS duties. You can: G Encourage your employees to attend In-Camp Trainings (ICTs) and make necessary plans to release them from their work; G Provide psychological support for your NS employees by encouraging them to perform well in their In-Camp Trainings (ICTs) and to keep fit; G Take into consideration their ICT performance in the overall assessment of your employees; and G Discourage them from applying for deferment from ICTs. How Employers Can Support Their NS Employees You may wish to show your support and commitment for NS and Total Defence through the following schemes implemented by the government or initiatives introduced by some employers: a. Signing a Corporate Declaration of Support Certificate G Making a declaration on this certificate demonstrates your commitment to national defence. G Upon endorsement by your company's top management, it can be displayed prominently within the office premises so that employees are aware of the company's positive stand on NS. G You can approach the SAF's National Service Affairs Department (NSAD)/ Police National Service Department/ National Service Personnel Department, HQ SCDF if you are interested in declaring your support. SUPPORTING OUR NSmen AN EMPLOYERS’ GUIDE 5 b. Personnel Policy G You can consider adopting a personnel policy that recognises the NS achievements and contributions of NS employees for promotion or career advancement in your company. This would certainly encourage your NS employees to take their NS duties seriously. G It would be very visible to your NS employees if you included ICT performance as an assessment factor in your staff appraisal form. Knowing that you are interested in their ICT performance will certainly spur them to give their best during ICT. c. Pay Increments for Completed Full-Time NS G Male employees who join the Civil Service on completion of full- time NS are given 2 salary increments in recognition of their contributions to national defence and to ensure that they do not lose out in terms of salary to their contemporaries who do not have to serve NS. G Many employers in the private sector have also given similar tangible recognition for NS to their male employees. d. Direct Management Involvement Your personal interest and direct involvement in the NS affairs of your employees will indicate to them your company's stand on NS. You can show your interest and involvement in the following ways: G Discouraging application for deferment from ICTs G Incorporating employees' ICT period in your company's work schedule and releasing them for ICTs G Submitting make-up pay claims to the Pay or Finance Department on time G Informing NS employees when mobilisation is activated during office hours G Keeping NS employees' units informed of your employees' commencement of work or resignation from the company G Encouraging NS employees to keep fit so they can pass their Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) G Publicising NSmen's performance in your company's newsletter G Supporting SAF/SAFRA/SPF/Singapore Police Association for National Servicemen/SCDF/Civil Defence Association for National Servicemen activities G Inserting clauses that explicitly support Total Defence in collective agreements with unions. 6 SUPPORTING OUR NSmen AN EMPLOYERS’ GUIDE "The reasons for a National Service armed forces are as relevant and valid today as 35 years ago - to defend our nation, and to bond our people." Mr Goh Chok Tong Prime Minister (2002) NATIONAL SERVICE IN ACTION SUPPORTING OUR NSmen AN EMPLOYERS’ GUIDE 7 NATIONAL SERVICE IN THE THREE FORCES National Service (NS), in the words of its founding architect, former Deputy PM and Defence Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee, has become an 'extraordinary feature of life' in Singapore. It is the price for those who want to call Singapore 'home'. As an employer in Singapore, you invariably have an NSman, whether serving with the SAF, SPF or SCDF, in your work force. In this section, we give you the historical background on NS. SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES (SAF) The first batch of 900 National Servicemen was enlisted for full-time National Service in the SAF in 1967. When this group of National Servicemen completed their full-time service on 16 August 1969, they became the country's first reservists - a term changed on 1 January 1994 to Operationally Ready National Servicemen, or NSmen for short, to better reflect their operational roles in the forefront of the nation's defence. This was a milestone for Singapore and for the SAF. 8 SUPPORTING OUR NSmen AN EMPLOYERS’ GUIDE Singapore could not afford a regular standing army as that would have been a heavy burden on her scarce manpower resources and hindered economic development.
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