Are rosy jobs creation projections a far cry from the actual statistics?
I refer to the article “Foreign investments will remain steady this year: EDB” (Straits Times, Jan 31). It states that “The changing nature of the local economy and the workforce will likely mean the amount of foreign direct investment here will remain similar to that in recent years, although with fewer jobs created. But...
Pritam Singh remains favourite to succeed Low Thia Khiang?
I refer to the article on TISG, titled http://www.theindependent.sg/pritam-singh-remains-favourite-to-succeed-low-thia-khiang-as-wp-secretary-general/ and would like to respectfully disagree with and as well as NCMP Goh's premature assessment of Pritam Singh's "ascension" to become the next WP Sec-Gen! As we already know, all...
So many low-wage workers did not get the NWC recommended increments!
I refer to the article “Fewer low-wage workers received pay rises in 2016” (Straits Times, Feb 9). It states that “About 60 per cent of companies with workers earning a basic monthly pay of $1,100 and below said that they did not give, or did not intend to give, these employees wage increases last year. In 2015, only 53.5...
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