新加坡：人力部代理部长洪玉玲周五（10月16日）表示，平台工人在烟雾天气中完成送餐或其他工作所需时间更长，不应受到处罚。
SINGAPORE: Platform workers should not be penalised for taking longer to complete deliveries or other jobs during the haze, said Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau on Friday (Oct 16).
她表示，这包括通过激励计划、减少工作分配或扣薪等方式施加的处罚，并补充说，平台运营商已被提醒，有责任保护工人免受烟雾相关健康风险。
This includes penalties imposed through incentive schemes, reduced job allocations or pay deductions, she said, adding that platform operators have been reminded of their duty to protect workers from haze-related health risks.
根据《平台工人法》，平台运营商对其工人负有工作场所安全与健康责任，包括在烟雾期间向其提供如何自我保护的建议。
Under the Platform Workers Act platform operators have workplace safety and health responsibilities towards their workers, including advising them on how to protect themselves during haze episodes.
洪玉玲在国家新闻中心就烟雾情况举行的新闻发布会上发表上述讲话，与会小组成员还包括可持续发展与环境部长傅海燕和教育部长陈振伟。
Ms Lau was speaking at a press conference on the haze situation at the National Press Centre, which included Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Minister for Education Desmond Lee on the panel.
洪玉玲表示，包括Grab和Foodpanda在内的一些平台运营商，已与全国送货冠军协会合作，向工人分发N95口罩。
Ms Lau said some platform operators, including Grab and Foodpanda, have partnered with the National Delivery Champions Association to distribute N95 masks to workers.
“我们欢迎平台运营商采取此类主动举措，并希望更多运营商也这样做，”她补充道。
"We welcome such proactive efforts by platform operators, and I hope more will do the same," she added.
洪玉玲强调，保护工人免受烟雾影响“不是可选的”，雇主必须采取“合理且可行的措施”来保障工人安全，包括保护他们免受烟雾影响。
Emphasising that protecting workers from the haze is “not optional”, Ms Lau said employers must take “reasonable and practicable measures” to keep their workers safe, including protecting them from the haze.
她补充说，人力部（MOM）将发布更多建议，指导雇主如何利用一小时PM2.5读数来决定立即进行的室外工作活动及应采取的措施，这些措施可能包括对易受影响的工人完全暂停室外工作。这将帮助雇主在烟雾状况全天变化时，在现场运营中做出决策。自9月以来，人力部已进行了400多次工作场所检查。
She added that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will issue additional advice on how employers can use the one-hour PM 2.5 readings to decide on immediate outdoor work activities and measures to be taken, which may include pausing outdoor work completely for vulnerable workers. This will help employers make decisions on the ground operationally, as haze conditions change throughout the day. Since September, MOM has carried out more than 400 worksite inspections.
“绝大多数雇主在烟雾管理计划、N95口罩以及定期向工人通报情况等方面做得正确，”她说。
"Most employers have done the right thing with haze management plans, N95 masks, and regular updates to workers," she said.
“对于工作不达标的工地，我们已要求他们进行整改，并将再次检查。在雾霾持续期间，我们将继续进行检查。”刘女士表示，在超过400个工地的检查中，约有四分之一被发现未达标。
"And for the worksites that have fallen short, we have directed them to put that right, and we will check again. We will continue the inspections while the haze lasts." Ms Lau said about a quarter of the more than 400 worksite inspections were found to have fallen short.
刘女士说，各行业的原因“极其多样”，她补充道，她没有关于具体原因的详细信息。
The reasons were “extremely varied” across sectors, Ms Lau said, adding that she did not have the details about exactly what the reasons were.
如果污染物标准指数（PSI）预测值超过200，进入非常不健康范围，雇主应根据人力部指南采取措施，刘女士说。
If the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) forecast is above 200, in the very unhealthy range, employers should implement measures in line with MOM guidelines, Ms Lau said.
这些措施包括：避免在户外进行长时间或剧烈劳动；对易受影响的工人，如年长工人、孕妇或患有心脏和肺部疾病的工人，尽量减少户外工作；为必须在户外进行长时间工作的工人提供N95口罩。
These include avoiding prolonged or strenuous work outdoors, minimising outdoor work for vulnerable workers such as older workers, pregnant women, or those with heart and lung conditions, and providing N95 masks to workers who must carry out prolonged work outdoors.
如果PSI预测值进入超过300的危险范围，雇主应采取额外措施。
If the PSI forecast enters the hazardous range above 300, employers should implement additional measures.
这些措施包括：尽量减少健康工人的户外工作；并采取额外预防措施，如降低工作强度、提供室内休息时间、推迟非必要工作。
These include minimising outdoor work for healthy workers, and adopting additional precautions such as reducing work intensity, providing indoor rest breaks, and deferring non-essential work.
刘女士说，雇主应现在就为这些措施做好规划，以便在情况恶化时做好充分准备。
Employers should plan for these measures now, so that they are well prepared if the situation worsens, Ms Lau said.
灵活工作安排 刘女士表示，鼓励雇主让员工在家工作，尤其是那些更容易受雾霾影响的员工，前提是工作性质允许。
FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS Ms Lau said that employers are encouraged to let their employees work from home, especially those who are more vulnerable to the haze, where the job allows.
她说：“雾霾也会在家庭中造成实际问题。孩子可能生病，父母可能需要更多照顾，或者学校可能临时转为居家学习。”
"The haze also creates practical problems at home. A child may fall sick, a parent may need more care, or schools may move to home-based learning at short notice," she said.
根据三方关于灵活工作安排的指导方针，雇主必须妥善考虑此类请求，包括那些子女正在居家学习的父母的请求。刘女士说，政府认识到灵活工作安排可能并不适用于所有工作。
Under the tripartite guidelines on flexible work arrangements, employers must properly consider such requests, including from parents whose children are on home-based learning Ms Lau said the government recognises that flexible work arrangements may not be feasible for all jobs.
她补充说，对于只能在现场完成的工作，雇主应鼓励员工在适用的情况下使用年假或育儿假。
For jobs that can only be done on site, employers are urged to allow their employees to use their annual leave or childcare leave where applicable, she added.
当这些假期用完时，雇主应保持灵活，批准带薪休假，或允许员工提前使用次年年假，且不影响工资。
Where those have run out, employers are encouraged to be flexible, grant paid time off, or let employees draw on next year's annual leave in advance without affecting their wages.
“现在这些是特殊情况，我呼吁雇主和员工尽早沟通，找到双方都能接受的安排。”
"Now these are exceptional conditions, and I ask that employers and employees discuss early and find arrangements that work for both sides.
“直到雾霾过去，人力部将继续检查工作场所，保持与雇主、工会和平台运营商的联系，并根据情况变化及时向公众通报，”她说。
"Until the haze passes, MOM will keep inspecting worksites, keep in touch with our employers, unions, and platform operators, and update the public as the conditions change," she said.
周五，新加坡三个地区的24小时PSI指数达到“不健康”范围。
The 24-hour PSI readings reached the very unhealthy range in three regions on Friday.
新加坡中部是首个进入“不健康”范围的地区，时间为午夜，其24小时PSI指数在下午3点升至229——这是今年记录的最高值。
Central Singapore was the first to cross into the very unhealthy band at midnight, and its 24-hour PSI climbed to 229 at 3pm – the highest reading recorded this year.
新加坡目前已有近两周时间，岛上至少有一部分地区空气质量处于“不健康”水平。
Singapore has now endured nearly two weeks of unhealthy air quality in at least one part of the island.
上次五个地区同时记录到“中等”空气质量是在10月5日午夜，当时24小时PSI指数在77到100之间。
The last time all five regions recorded moderate air quality simultaneously was at midnight on Oct 5, when 24-hour PSI readings ranged from 77 to 100.
周五也标志着新加坡自今年首次录得“不健康”24小时PSI读数以来已过去六周。
Friday also marks six weeks since Singapore recorded its first unhealthy 24-hour PSI reading of the year.
周五下午，国家体育局新加坡体育局表示，因当前雾霾情况，所有ActiveSG体育中心的户外及非空调设施已临时关闭。
On Friday afternoon, national sports agency Sport Singapore said that outdoor and non-air-conditioned facilities at all ActiveSG sport centres had been temporarily closed amid the current haze situation.
周四，总理黄循财表示，新加坡正在调查哪些公司可能对印尼的森林和泥炭地火灾负责，这些火灾导致了雾霾的加剧。
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Thursday that Singapore is looking into which companies may be responsible for the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia that have caused the worsening haze