Simplistic to think the problems of the poorest are just rooted in a reduced paycheck
The purpose of Minimum Wage is to alleviate the problems of poverty of our poorest and allowing them to lead dignified lives, says Facebook user Yishen Kuik. But the problems of our poorest are not just rooted in a reduced paycheck from a money grubbing Scrooge of a boss – that is too simplistic a […]
The risk of a political auction in minimum wage is real
In Parliament, Dr Koh Poh Koon said that the risk of a blanket national minimum wage is the inevitable politicisation of minimum wage setting. In a political contest, a political party will likely come along to say $1500 reflects higher “moral imperatives”. Yet another will come and say $1300 is good, $1500 is better, but […]
How can anyone survive on less than $1300 a month?
The simple and straight answer is: you can’t. Not even if you earn the minimum of $1300 if you have a family to look after.
$1300 is too low to be of much help in lifting a low-income family.
This is why the Workers’ Party’s call for a national minimum wage of $1300 is more a political cry than a genuine attempt to uplift workers. It is set at a level that avoids a big reaction from the business community while at the same time, portrays the WP as a party that cares.
PWM has uplifted wages for workers without risking job loss, and minimising cost increases for consumers
98.3% are already earning more than $1300 a month. PWM will be extended to all sectors. With the PWM for the Lift and Escalator ready to phase in and the proposal for the Waste Mangement sector submitted, the number earning less than $1300 will be further reduced. With sectoral benchmarks for sectors currently without a PWM, what WP wants to achieve with MW is already achieved through PWM, WIS and these other policy measures.
Legislate $1300 as the minimum and have your pay reduced to $1300
Legislate $1300 as the mandated minimum wage and you will see 32,000 workers get a pay lift? Ya, right. In this current economic climate, the Government is paying a portion of salaries of 1.9 million Singaporeans through the Job Support Scheme in order to save your jobs. This support cannot go on indefinitely. The National […]
Terry Xu goes on the offensive with NTUC
In Terry Xu’s world, an effective union fighting for workers’ rights is one that is confrontational, where employers and employees are at odd with each other and the union must serve as a ‘counterweight’ to the government. Trade unions as ‘counterweight’ to the government? In his first May Day Rally message to Singaporean workers, Mr […]
Union leaders respond to WP Jamus Lim’s belittling
Disrespectful. Insulting. Elitist. Discrediting years of hardwork. That’s how union leaders feel about Jamus’ thoughtless remarks.
Minimum wage setting risks becoming a political auction: Koh Poh Koon
Minimum wage risks becoming a political auction as parties try to outdo each other to be popular. PWM does not share this risk as the sectoral minimum wage is negotiated by a tripartite group.
Pritam Singh calls for universal minimum wage; netizens react
A whole lot of loaded statements meant to tug at your heartstrings but offer no real, practical solution to lift the wages of the low-income group.
Uplifting the low wage worker is a complicated matter and it is done through a holistic approach that is more than just about a minimum wage.
It includes skills acquisition, homeownership and access to quality healthcare and education.
WP Jamus Lim is ‘politicking, and pulling a fast one over your eyes – plain and simple’: Donovan Choy
The idea that growth and carbon reductions are somehow “complementary” is absurd, unless we are able to produce goods & services without energy consumption, wrote Donovan Choy in response to Jamus Lim’s latest Facebook post. Trade-offs should be honestly acknowledged by environmentalists rather than obfuscated, he said. Only when trade-offs are honestly presented can the […]