When Mr Chan left the transport sector for the landscape sector, he started from scratch and learn from the ground. 3 years later, he is a Team Leader managing 11 workers daily.
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A minimum wage puts a damper on motivation, does not reward skill-upgrading and flatten wages for the most vulnerable workers.
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FairPrice on Wheels introduces airconditioned trucks filled with groceries in three areas with Seniors.
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More than ever, a strong symbiotic relationship between the Government and Labour Movement is vital in getting through this crisis caused by the pandemic.
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The risk of a national minimum wage being politicised is real. It has happened elsewhere in the world and it is happening here now. SDP has jumped in to propose a higher minimum wage.
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The simple and straight answer is: you can't. Not even if you earn the minimum of $1300 if you have a family to look after.
$1300 is too low to be of much help in lifting a low-income family.
This is why the Workers' Party's call for a national minimum wage of $1300 is more a political cry than a genuine attempt to uplift workers. It is set at a level that avoids a big reaction from the business community while at the same time, portrays the WP as a party that cares.
The simple and straight answer is: you can't. Not even if you earn the minimum of $1300 if you have a family to look after.
$1300 is too low to be of much help in lifting a low-income family.
This is why the Workers' Party's call for a national minimum wage of $1300 is more a political cry than a genuine attempt to uplift workers. It is set at a level that avoids a big reaction from the business community while at the same time, portrays the WP as a party that cares.
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98.3% are already earning more than $1300 a month. PWM will be extended to all sectors.
With the PWM for the Lift and Escalator ready to phase in and the proposal for the Waste Management sector submitted, the number earning less than $1300 will be further reduced.
With sectorial benchmarks for sectors currently without a PWM, what WP wants to achieve with MW is already achieved through PWM, WIS and these other policy measures.
98.3% are already earning more than $1300 a month. PWM will be extended to all sectors. With the PWM for the Lift and Escalator ready to phase in and the proposal for the Waste Mangement sector submitted, the number earning less than $1300 will be further reduced. With sectoral benchmarks for sectors currently without a PWM, what WP wants to achieve with MW is already achieved through PWM, WIS and these other policy measures.
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If minimum wage is the magic solution, the PAP Government would have implemented it long ago to make themselves very popular.
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It took time and hard work to roll out the progressive Wage models. Because for something to work, you have to convince and bring every stakeholder on board. You have to take into account the needs of the industries, the interests of both employers and employees.
All of these require careful considerations and study. It is not like setting a min wage where you decide on what you think is an acceptable wage without due considerations for all other aspects.
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Jamus repeated himself that union leaders had only beliefs and opinions on the minimum wage.
They did not work with data.
Jamus repeated himself that union leaders had only beliefs and opinions on the minimum wage. They did not work with data.
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