I always thought Lim Swee Say is one of the most talkcock millionaire ministers we have, but he certainly outdid everyone and even himself this time.
Firstly, what the fuck is this "Positive Energy Cooperative" that he is talking about, asking ppl to "deposit one unit positive energy and taking 10 out in return"? Is he trying some sort of lame motivational technique that he read from somewhere?
Secondly, is he trying insure himself by setting some KPIs and then added this disclaimer at the end: "“The odds were stacked against us,” Mr Lim admitted. But even if we fail to achieve these goals, “we want to make sure we go down fighting”. Hello, we paid world highest salaries to ministers who are suppose to be Singapore's top talent, and we expect world class standards performance from each and every one of them. This is certainly below average comparable to 3rd world nation government officials. As one Mr Yaw put it correctly, it is just a wayang political statement, that serve to protect and insure themselves should they fail. And fail they will.
Thirdly, he called on union workers and employers to make Spore the most pro biz economy, most united model of tripartism, and the most labor caring movement. Singapore is already the most pro biz economy in the world, at the expense of local workers. Our tripartism is just a scam to hoodwinked workers into believing that their interests are served if they obediently willed their body and soul to businesses and the government. As for the "most caring labor movement", I couldn't stop laughing reading that.
Singapore is not hopeless and helpless. There is still hope only if we change the way this country is being governed. Singaporeans should look into the past years of how they slowly being degraded to 2nd class citizens, and seriously give their support to the opposition to fight for their rights and interest.
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/299469.asp
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Biz-centric? No, Budgetis pro-worker </td></tr></tbody></table>
ESTHER NG
[email protected]
SOME have called the Government’s $20.5-billion Resilience Package too business-centric. This is “a gross misunderstanding”, countered labour chief Lim Swee Say — it is, in fact, far more pro-worker. .
For one, the new cash grant scheme has reduced the cost of having Singapore workers on payroll, making them “more cost competitive than foreign workers”. Also, it has protected employees’ Central Provident Fund contributions, against earlier calls for a cut. .
“Instead of cutting CPF employers contribution by 9 percentage points, the Government is now topping up that same amount through Jobs Credit ... If not for that $4.5-billion (scheme), many of our workers may not continue to enjoy the full 14.5 per cent contribution from their employer,” he told 500 union leaders at the National Trades Union Congress’ annual workplan seminar. .
Three boldly ambitious key performance indicators for the labour movement in 2009 were unveiled: Avoid exceeding the record retrenchment levels during the 1998 Asian financial crisis and the 5.2-per-cent unemployment rate in 2003, and strive to recover faster than the global economy. .
“The odds were stacked against us,” Mr Lim admitted. But even if we fail to achieve these goals, “we want to make sure we go down fighting”. .
To this end, Mr Lim called on unions and employers to help make Singapore the world’s most pro-business economy, most pro-worker nation, most united model of tripartism and most caring labour movement. .
With all the bad news in the media, he added, workers may get the wrong impression that Singapore is “hopeless” and “helpless” when, in fact, there has been “positive response from companies, union and employees, not disseminated to the public”. .
So, to get Singaporeans thinking positive, Mr Lim floated the idea of a Positive Energy Cooperative where anyone can “deposit one unit of positive energy” and withdraw 10 in return. .
How realistic are the labour movement’s goals? .
Unionists like Mr Lim Kuang Beng, general-secretary of Singapore Industrial & Services Employees’ Union, were supportive. .
“It’s a good set of KPIs. It’s worth taking a shot,” he said. .
Mr Yaw Yan Chong, a former oil analyst, saw it as “a political statement”. “Even if they don’t achieve their goals, they can always say they did their best.”
Firstly, what the fuck is this "Positive Energy Cooperative" that he is talking about, asking ppl to "deposit one unit positive energy and taking 10 out in return"? Is he trying some sort of lame motivational technique that he read from somewhere?
Secondly, is he trying insure himself by setting some KPIs and then added this disclaimer at the end: "“The odds were stacked against us,” Mr Lim admitted. But even if we fail to achieve these goals, “we want to make sure we go down fighting”. Hello, we paid world highest salaries to ministers who are suppose to be Singapore's top talent, and we expect world class standards performance from each and every one of them. This is certainly below average comparable to 3rd world nation government officials. As one Mr Yaw put it correctly, it is just a wayang political statement, that serve to protect and insure themselves should they fail. And fail they will.
Thirdly, he called on union workers and employers to make Spore the most pro biz economy, most united model of tripartism, and the most labor caring movement. Singapore is already the most pro biz economy in the world, at the expense of local workers. Our tripartism is just a scam to hoodwinked workers into believing that their interests are served if they obediently willed their body and soul to businesses and the government. As for the "most caring labor movement", I couldn't stop laughing reading that.
Singapore is not hopeless and helpless. There is still hope only if we change the way this country is being governed. Singaporeans should look into the past years of how they slowly being degraded to 2nd class citizens, and seriously give their support to the opposition to fight for their rights and interest.
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/299469.asp
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="738"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" height="30">
Biz-centric? No, Budgetis pro-worker </td></tr></tbody></table>
ESTHER NG
[email protected]
SOME have called the Government’s $20.5-billion Resilience Package too business-centric. This is “a gross misunderstanding”, countered labour chief Lim Swee Say — it is, in fact, far more pro-worker. .
For one, the new cash grant scheme has reduced the cost of having Singapore workers on payroll, making them “more cost competitive than foreign workers”. Also, it has protected employees’ Central Provident Fund contributions, against earlier calls for a cut. .
“Instead of cutting CPF employers contribution by 9 percentage points, the Government is now topping up that same amount through Jobs Credit ... If not for that $4.5-billion (scheme), many of our workers may not continue to enjoy the full 14.5 per cent contribution from their employer,” he told 500 union leaders at the National Trades Union Congress’ annual workplan seminar. .
Three boldly ambitious key performance indicators for the labour movement in 2009 were unveiled: Avoid exceeding the record retrenchment levels during the 1998 Asian financial crisis and the 5.2-per-cent unemployment rate in 2003, and strive to recover faster than the global economy. .
“The odds were stacked against us,” Mr Lim admitted. But even if we fail to achieve these goals, “we want to make sure we go down fighting”. .
To this end, Mr Lim called on unions and employers to help make Singapore the world’s most pro-business economy, most pro-worker nation, most united model of tripartism and most caring labour movement. .
With all the bad news in the media, he added, workers may get the wrong impression that Singapore is “hopeless” and “helpless” when, in fact, there has been “positive response from companies, union and employees, not disseminated to the public”. .
So, to get Singaporeans thinking positive, Mr Lim floated the idea of a Positive Energy Cooperative where anyone can “deposit one unit of positive energy” and withdraw 10 in return. .
How realistic are the labour movement’s goals? .
Unionists like Mr Lim Kuang Beng, general-secretary of Singapore Industrial & Services Employees’ Union, were supportive. .
“It’s a good set of KPIs. It’s worth taking a shot,” he said. .
Mr Yaw Yan Chong, a former oil analyst, saw it as “a political statement”. “Even if they don’t achieve their goals, they can always say they did their best.”
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