So many things up or down 1%?
I had a dream Many things went up or down by 1% After attending a count-down in church with very nice food – I slept…
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Taiwanese APOs: Same basic pay, but $16m CPF savings?
Singaporean auxiliary police officers paid more than foreigners I refer to the article “Singaporean auxiliary police officers are paid more than foreigners, says Certis Cisco”…
So many loopholes to escape the retrenchment statistics?
9 in 10 companies paid retrenchment benefits I refer to the article “More than nine in 10 companies paid retrenchment benefits in 2015: MOM survey”…
Top 10 Jobs “Statistics” of 2016?
Reflecting on 2016 I refer to the article “Reflecting on 2016” (Straits Times, Dec 29). It states that “December may just be a routine month…
550,000 workers worse off than 8 years ago?
Analysing labour statistics After writing “407,400 earn less than $1,200 after CPF?” (Dec 27) – Terry Xu, the Editor of theonliecitizen.com sent me an email…
407,400 earn less than $1,200 after CPF?
A year of disruption: From jobs to gigs I refer to the article “A year of disruption: From jobs to gigs” (Straits Times, Dec 27). It…
“Hope that S’poreans would face ageing with optimism”?
Four-part documentary series on ageing I refer to the article “Reversing ageing: Are we smothering seniors into helplessness?” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 26). What’s missing in…
Job statistics show widespread age discrimination?
Why can’t employers be forced to rehire staff at 62? I refer to the article “Why can’t employers be forced to rehire staff at 62?”…
Security guards: Basic pay up 38%, but gross pay up 8%?
Majority of security firms in compliance I refer to the article “Majority of security firms in compliance with Progressive Wage Model requirements” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec…
BMA: Universal income – the answer to poverty, insecurity & health inequality?
I refer to the editorial article “A universal basic income: the answer to poverty, insecurity, and health inequality?” (British Medical Journal, Dec 12). It states…