PAP and non-PAP voters: cost of living and jobs are two biggest concerns in GE2020

Cost of living (COL) and jobs were listed as the top issues…

Tripartite panel contradicts Government on employment practices?

I refer to the article, “Bosses hiring foreigners over S’poreans? Not true”.…

After economy recovers, 10 workers should do the work of 11 or 12 – Lim Swee Say

Labour Chief advises companies on increasing productivity. Straits Times.

Tighten labour laws to protect older, vulnerable workers

S’pore should keep in step with first world practices in employment laws. Gilbert Goh.

Flip-flop on government’s position?

MOM minister’s words do not give me any comfort or reassurance, says Gangasudhan.

Applying for a job? “My interests include cooking dogs…”

Experts found that 94 per cent of job hunters risked missing out on vacancies through poor spelling, grammar or presentation on their CVs. The Telegraph reports on some blunders which job applicants make.

Job satisfaction – inadequate measures to protect workers

“It is time for Singapore to review our current situation,” says Tan Kin Lian.

Singapore ranks second-lowest worldwide for job satisfaction

Only 53 per cent of local respondents claims to be satisfied with their job.

An alternative to penalising labour

Donaldson Tan suggests a recession insurance for non-financial firms. Firms are not going to stop retrenching workers whom they deem as excess manpower regardless of wage subsidy schemes. Instead, the fiscal policy for saving jobs ought to be targeting firms that face difficulty in raising short-term credit.

5 Minutes With… Leong Sze Hian on pay rise survey

S’pore is placed 43rd out of 53 countries in pay rise rankings.