SMS Zaqy Mohamad: Employers and Employees, Share Responsibility for Workplace Mental Well-Being
While Covid-19 has made work more flexible for some, the pandemic has taken a toll on the mental-wellbeing of many employees as they grapple with longer working hours, and social isolation. Remember the days when you look forward to going to office to catch up with colleagues during lunchtime or coffee breaks? Or the Friday happy […]
Demystifying Help Schemes for Lower-wage Workers
Every year, large sums from the Singapore annual Budget are set aside to support social spending in order to increase social mobility and help uplift those from low-income households. Lower wage workers have always been a vulnerable group that the Government has paid attention to. In case you missed this year’s National Day Rally speech, […]
Meet the people faithfully speaking for lower wage workers
COVID-19 has thrust our lower wage workers like cleaners into the spotlight. Many Singaporeans have become aware that they play an integral role in society and deserve to receive higher wages. The good news is, the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) which benefits many lower wage workers, is already implemented in some sectors. These are the […]
Enhancing the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for Lift & Escalator Sector? YES!
“From thirty storeys if you fall, I think your body will be smashed right…” This was what lift technician Mohammad Hazri previously shared in TV series, On the Red Dot. Today, there are an estimated 70,000 lifts and 7,000 escalators in Singapore. To keep our lifts and escalators functioning smoothly, technicians like Mohammad Hazri often […]
Government accepts higher wages proposed for Cleaners by Tripartite Cluster
Cleaners can look forward to higher wages over six years from 2023, after proposals by the Tripartite Cluster for Cleaners (TCC) were accepted by the Government on Monday (Jun 7). Over the years, the base pay of cleaners has risen gradually under the PWM. It now stands at S$1,236. Come July, it will rise to […]
Jamus unashamedly claims credit for Progressive Wage Model; netizens react
Jamus is fast turning out to be an embarrassment as well as disappointment.