Leong Sze Hian: Despite Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s aspirational speech on equality of professions for Singapore’s new social compact, the reality remains harsh: 6 out of 8 occupational categories in Singapore’s resident workforce have seen hardly any real wage growth in 21 years.
by Lim Tean I read in the Mainstream Media that yesterday at one of the “Forward Singapore” dialogue sessions yesterday attended by Lawrence Wong, it was suggested that employees be given 2 days of paid leave to visit heritage and cultural sites to better appreciate Singapore’s identity. It was said this would create Unity. With the … Read more
At a Forward Singapore dialogue held at Yew Tee Community Club on Saturday (8 Oct), one of the main proposals that came out from it was having an additional two days of paid leave for all Singaporeans to visit the country’s heritage and cultural sites so as to better appreciate the Singapore identity. This report was published … Read more