Is this the season of PAP gimmicks?
Now that it is vote-harvesting season, the political gimmicks from the PAP’s bag of tricks are coming out thick and fast. The latest is Josephine Teo’s Statement that the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) will be updated to prevent discriminatory hiring against Singaporeans. This is far too little too late. For years, Members...
My wishlist for 2020
1. Delinking PSLE school result certificate to unpaid school fees by parents so our children will have the dignity of receiving what is due to them 2. Implementation of a minimum wage for the low-income earners so our people can have the dignity of earning a decent wage for the hard work put in than constantly relying on hand-out 3....
The nexus between a minimum wage and a productive economy
The UK government has just announced the largest ever increase in the living wage (or minimum wage) from £8.21 per hour to £8.71, 4 times the rate of inflation. It is even more remarkable that this increase has been effected by a Conservative Government in the midst of all the uncertainties surrounding Brexit. As I have always...
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