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Mr
Govt is encouraging people to constanly upgrade themself. This will keep the economy going while keeping low unemployment rate in times of crisis. How...

Why remove 5% of the FTs every year?
To: MoM and Tan Chuan Jin This should be a regular annual exercise to remove the Fake FTs that Singapore does not need. In my ex- IT foreign MN...

Foreign Trash is a need, or a want?
Do companies here ( except Construction, Manu, F&B) need the remaining 30% Fake FTs in the workforce? Private Sector: Yes, because Fake...

Recommendations to Create a Pro-Family Workplace
Original thread created on 21 Feb 2013, 6:24PM Legalising flexible work arrangements for working mothers – this is among several measures propo...

Low wage to Productivity Ratio
According to the statistics of Singapore 2012, the average wage paid by a factor worker is $40,000 per year, but the average value added per worker fo...

MOE Updates Kindergarten Curriculum
The Ministry Of Education has updated the Kindergarten Curriculum Framework to push a common standard among pre-schools and provide clarity on what is...

MoM in Hybernation Mode
To : Tan Chuan Jin & MoM You have heard and likely read about SDP's White Paper that has gained popularity. They have fed you with ideas, w...

Bloated Education Budget, yet no Improvement In Education
From 2005 to 2012, the Education Budget has increased over 80% from$ 6.3 billion to $10.6 billion. Yet I see no noticeable improvement in the q...

Going Beyond Scholarships Pegged Only to Academic Merit
Singapore needs to be careful to ensure that pathways to success continue to exist and remain free for the less privileged, said Foreign and Law Minis...

Weakest Link
Everything that has happened today, is all caused by MoM (packed trains, unhappiness, social tension . . . ). Their performance is weak and their boss...

Brainstorm: How to Tighten the inflow of FTs
SDP has wonderfully initiated this step to tighten the inflow of foreign professionals (P & Q pass holders). Gan Kim Yong, Tan Chuan Jin an...

New Code of Conduct Places Responsibility on Teachers
A new code of conduct has been released for teachers. For the first time, teachers are explicitly told that they should take steps to discourage infat...

SUTD hot air advert
Sigh. So "without Engineering and Design we will be blowing hot air to get cool air"? Then goes on to tell us about the air conditioner being invented...

Plans for Independent Body to Handle Workplace Disputes
As part of an on-going review to strengthen the Employment Act, the Ministry of Manpower is looking at the possibility of establishing an independent ...

Nine Foreign Chambers Oppose Labour Curbs
Nine foreign chambers of commerce have added their views against tighter government curbs on foreign labour. In an open letter to Acting Minister f...

Confused by PAP!
The 6.9 million population in 2030 tranaslates to an increase of 33%! Will our public transport, housing, parks, hawker centres , public schools and p...

Let
We study hard to get a job We work hard to earn  We earn to meet the cost of living  We train hard to excel We help to boost the econo...

Curbing Manpower Growth Will Hit Businesses Badly
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) has warned that any further moves to curb manpower growth will result in "devastating consequences" for busine...

Any place to complain about company bad practices?
Dear Reach, Recently I was dismiss from work from my previous company, maybe due to the fact I realized that it's due to company bad pract...

Foreign Workforce Growth Slows, More Locals Employed
Local employment rose faster in 2012, as growth in foreign workers slowed down amid the tightening in foreign manpower controls. With the high employm...

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