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估计10万工友所得少于最低薪资 林志蔚：政府渐进式薪制无助改善处境
对于有者不同意新加坡工人党倡议最低薪金制，老本行是经济学家的盛港候任议员林志蔚，发文比较最低薪金制和渐进式薪金模式的差异。
他分析政府推出的渐进式薪金模式把薪资和工作职能绑定，也给了雇主更很多空间“省成本”，且没有考量到劳资之间的权力差异。再者，对于那些无法提升技能的工友，只能继续生活在低工资的处境，“事实上，据我们估计，有10万名工友薪资少于最低薪资，显然渐进式模式对他们无效。”
他在文中指出，最低薪资制尽管不是毫无疑问的好政策，但他是立足于证明，能改善雇员处境的良好开端。而在英美国家，所有的综合分析（meta- analyses）也显示，最低薪资制实则对于雇员就业问题，几乎没有影响。
而近期的研究，也倾向支持最低薪资制，即时薪资涨幅很大，对于低薪工友的就业问题实则带来冲击微小。
过去，本地反对最低薪资制的论述，不外乎认为这将造成雇主不愿聘用更多低薪工友、恐加剧失业问题等。前内阁部长、职总前秘书长的林文兴，曾认为最低薪资并无法改善低收入群体的困境。他也为此议题与巡回大使许通美教授论战。
林志蔚本身也是位经济学家，拥有美国哈佛大学历史学硕士、美国加利福尼亚大学圣克鲁兹分校国际经济学、哲学博士资历，目前也是ESSEC商学院经济学副教授。
不过，他也提出在推出最低薪资政策前，应设定评估框架和独立的最低薪检讨委员会，根据本地的情况作出调整。
至于谁该为最低薪资制买单？有者认为政府会为此付出代价，但林志蔚则解释，实际上他不会带来财政影响，可能由七成由消费者支付更高价格、三成由雇主承担。但他认为，关键在于，要把谈判薪资的权力，从资本方重新分配给劳动力。
“我认为我们可以承担一些费用，来照顾社会上较不富裕 群体，随着消费者比最低薪资工友多，对价格的影响也就减少。”
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