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More and more jobs created but not enough Singaporeans to fill them 2008-03-01 03:25:34 SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy has been creating more and more jobs but there are not enough Singaporeans to fill them.
So companies are turning more and more to foreigners. Hence the proportion of new jobs going to Singaporeans has been falling over the years.
A Manpower Ministry study noted that in the three years between 2004 and [...]
Survey shows S’pore workers can expect 5% salary increase this year 2008-01-17 06:43:34 SINGAPORE: According to ECA International’s Salary Trends Survey 2007-2008, workers in Asia can expect the highest salary increases this year.
ECA International is the world’s largest membership organisation for human resources, serving a network of over 4,000 HR professionals in 71 countries.
Its survey contains information collected from multinational companies about actual salary increases for last year [...]
Singapore growth slows to 6.0% in fourth quarter: ministry 2008-01-02 08:49:10 SINGAPORE: Singapore
’s economy grew at a slower-than-expected 6.0 per cent in the fourthquarter
, pulled down by falling manufacturing output, the government said on Wednesday.
Economists had expected growth of 7.0-8.5 per cent for the last three months of the year.
The estimate for real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, compared with the same period a year [...]
NTUC chief urges S’poreans to be prepared to live with higher fuel, food prices 2008-01-01 21:41:33 SINGAPORE : Coping with higher food prices is a global phenomenon, and NTUC Chief Lim Swee Say has called on Singaporeans to be prepared for this new reality.
The best way to meet this challenge is for Singapore to focus on economic development, and according to Mr Lim, this is the most sustainable strategy.
“Because the day [...]
MOM working with employers to provide more jobs for older workers 2008-01-01 10:33:00 SINGAPORE : The Manpower Ministry is already working
with several employers
to re-employ older
workers after retirement, even before legislation on re-employment is finalised.
In an interview with Channel NewsAsia, Minister of State for Manpower, Gan Kim Yong says it will take time for a mindset change of the concept of re-employment of older workers.
There have [...]
Singapore’s economy grows 7.5% in 2007: PM Lee 2007-12-31 16:41:04 SINGAPORE : Singapore
’s economy
has grown 7.5 percent for the whole of 2007, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his 2008 New Year Message.
And he remains cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the new year.
Mr Lee also spelt out significant policy decisions in the areas of healthcare, land transport and education Singaporeans would have [...]
Children selling ice cream could be flouting Employment Act 2007-12-30 00:10:47 SINGAPORE : Children
, reportedly aged about 10 to 14 years old, have been spotted selling
ice cream in housing estates across Singapore.
Strolling their carts around estates, they approached people or knocked on doors asking residents to buy ice cream for around S$10.
Yvonne Schelkis said she was on the way home from work when she was [...]
Teachers welcome new pay package announced by Education Ministry 2007-12-30 00:09:26 SINGAPORE : Teachers have welcomed the EducationMinistry
’s announcement of better pay and career development for them.
Some also say it is a timely move.
The Singapore Teachers’ Union says it is happy the government has taken a holistic approach towards making the teaching profession more attractive.
In a statement, it says, given the robust economic growth and [...] Read more:package
Teachers’ salaries to go up under new package that costs S$380m 2007-12-29 00:40:26 SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced at the Principals’ Appointment Ceremony Friday that principals and teachers will get higher pay package
s starting April 2008.
Under a new initiative called Grow 2.0, the annual package of good performing teachers will be increased by up to 12%, while that for better performers will be increased by up [...]
Half of Singapore’s workforce do not want to work past 60: poll 2007-12-19 23:12:20 SINGAPORE : Half of Singapore
’s workforce are not willing to work beyond the age of 60, according to a survey conducted by The Nielsen Company.
The survey showed that the 550 working adults polled had different ideas about what the ideal retirement age should be.
But only 5% said they wish to remain in the workforce till [...]
Singapore employers expect slower job growth 2008-04-24 07:37:54 SINGAPORE: Employers in Singapore
are bracing for a slower job market growth this year, according to the Singapore National Employers’ Federation (SNEF).
Its president, Stephen Lee, said that job growth this year will moderate to about 3 to 4 percent, compared to the 7.7 percent registered in 2007.
Speaking to Channel NewsAsia ahead of Labour Day, Mr [...] Read more:employers
Raising wages to address rising costs not the right solution 2008-04-25 22:15:47 SINGAPORE: Raising
wages to address the issue of rising costs may be an enticing option but that is not the right solution, said Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong.
He said adjusting wages upwards to meet rising prices would only result in a “price-wage spiral” and Singaporeans should look at the bigger picture.
“What is more important [...]
Workfare Income Supplement could be refined further 2008-04-27 10:21:37 SINGAPORE: There is scope to refine and enhance the Workfare IncomeSupplement
(WIS), said NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say.
But the bigger challenge, he added, is to continue educating workers and employers so that more workers will become CPF members and benefit from WIS.
The WIS is one of the most important policy initiatives that Singapore has [...]
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