Tag Archives: salary

Before the government say that Singaporeans are too demanding, they should consider our cost of living and think about whether the low pay is enough to safeguard our future. Do you agree?

Hawkers in Singapore are struggling to keep their businesses afloat but we don’t see our Mayors doing something about it. Many hawkers lose out because they don’t know how to use food delivery apps. They wake up early to prepare and open their stalls only for no one to patronize …

Yesterday, Denise Phua rebutted Pritam Singh in Parliament after he questioned the need for CDCs (Community Development Councils). The Workers’ Party leader asked if CDCs are relevant when other agencies can carry out their duties. He thinks that the Government is trying to make it look relevant when it is …

Recently, the Istana advertised for butler and chefs jobs on the government portal for those interested in working for the President. As with most job advertisements, basic remuneration was also disclosed. This has got people talking, as simple calculations would show that President Halimah Yacob earns about 48 times the salary of a chef at the Istana.

PM Lee's estranged brother, and currently the most favourite of the Lee families amongst many Singaporeans, Lee Hsien Yang, has asked the question that many Singaporeans had wanted to know for a long time - why is Ho Ching's salary declared a State Secret?

Wong said that the “Government maintains an arms-length relationship with the companies and does not interfere in their operational decisions such as remuneration.” When they themselves are the Board of Directors in said company, how is it then possible not to interfere in the operation decisions such as remuneration?

The workers were from Stargood Construction, and the workers claimed that they were owed a total of nearly $300,000 in non-payment for their work, which is a site located at the old CPF Building. The workers, hailing from Bangladesh, China and India, claimed that the salary was for the period between December 2018 to February 2019. Police vehicles were seen at the scene at Maxwell Link, and while the scene was clam, police officers were seen talking to the workers. It was understood that the protest started on Monday morning, with the workers staging the protest for a few hours each day.

I refer to the article “SIT grads better paid, but more working part-time” (Straits Times, Oct 15).

A low-wage worker was shocked to receive a Workfare statement of only $10 in cash and $10 in CPF contribution! Isn't workfare supposed to supplement low income earners? Is $10 enough?

Our reader questioned what's the point of claiming to 'invest in people' in the logistics sector when the salary remains low. What do you think?