#804: MOM Report Raises Questions on Job “Overqualification” & NS Revamps Medical PES Status

#804: MOM Report Raises Questions on Job “Overqualification” & NS Revamps Medical PES Status

From Yah Lah But by Ministry of Funny

April 15, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 809

About this episode

The episode discusses the MOM report on job overqualification in Singapore and the revamp of the NS medical classification system.

1 in 5 Singapore workers are overqualified for their jobs, and most chose that. But do the reports by MOM and NTUC paint different realities? Elsewhere, NS revamps their medical classification system, but what could be the impact? 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Terence: Birdhandtoys.asia on Instagram Haresh: Ep. 1: Can Gen Z Take A Joke? | Mark Normand | Human Trials 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! We’re looking for people to join our team! Click on the links below to find out more about the roles. If you’re interested, send your CV & cover letter to contact@ministryoffunny.com ! Creative Producer Folklory Growth Hacking Internship 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! Subscribe Here (00:00) We're Hiring! (01:30) Intro (12:20) MOM Report Raises Questions on Job “Overqualification” (39:40) NS Revamps Medical PES Status (59:20) One Shiok Comment (01:02:00) One Shiok Thing 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲! Reddit | Telegram 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 TikTok | Instagram | Facebook…

People in this episode

Hosts: Terence, Haresh

Topics covered

  • overqualification
  • Singapore workforce
  • medical classification
  • NS revamp
  • employment choices

Keywords

  • overqualified
  • Singapore workers
  • MOM report
  • NTUC
  • medical PES status
  • employment
  • job market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MOM, NTUC

Products: Birdhandtoys.asia

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