TR EMERITUS

I refer to the front page headlines article “F & B workers to be assessed if they can get on wage ladder” (Sunday Times, Jun 24). It states that “Kitchen helpers and other low-wage workers in the food and beverage (F&B) industry could be next in line for a basic wage and structured increases under the Progressive... 

I refer to the article “Earning less than S$2,500, ‘disguised executives’ call for overtime compensation” (Today, Jun 23). It states that “Describing these workers as “disguised PMEs (professionals, managers and executives)” in a blog post earlier this week, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) assistant secretary-general... 

I refer to the article “$500 a month on cable TV and cigarettes and this family still wants aid?” (Straits Times, Jun 23). It states that “Another challenge was a group of families who only wanted tangible aid – financial help, food rations, rental and utility vouchers. Put bluntly, they were saying to us: “Just give...