Not bad! TIME magazine support Singapore's wage system!

[MaxRiley]

TIME Magazine made quite a nice mention of Singapore, making references to our progressive wage model, which promotes productivity and re-training. Not a bad mention right?

"Some years ago I had the privilege of working with the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore. Although Singapore has no national minimum wage, the government has consistently pursued policies to raise not just the education and training levels of the workforce, but also income. Early in Singapore’s history, it was a hub for low-cost manufacturing. When low-wage manufacturers complained they would be forced to move their operations out of Singapore as wage levels rose, the government’s response was: learn to be more efficient and productive, or go. Why would the government want to encourage the preservation of low-wage work—a policy that would also retard the growth in national median income?"


http://time.com/2828130/minimum-wage-hike-job-loss/

 

[mojito]

Everything looks good in theory. Reality bites.

 

[kingrant]

Do we have a progressive wage model? Really?

 

[Poomer]

TIME Magazine made quite a nice mention of Singapore, making references to our progressive wage model, which promotes productivity and re-training. Not a bad mention right?

"Some years ago I had the privilege of working with the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore. Although Singapore has no national minimum wage, the government has consistently pursued policies to raise not just the education and training levels of the workforce, but also income. Early in Singapore’s history, it was a hub for low-cost manufacturing. When low-wage manufacturers complained they would be forced to move their operations out of Singapore as wage levels rose, the government’s response was: learn to be more efficient and productive, or go. Why would the government want to encourage the preservation of low-wage work—a policy that would also retard the growth in national median income?"


http://time.com/2828130/minimum-wage-hike-job-loss/

Sounds good, till you realise a good 30% of the populace is earning USD$10,300 per annum or less in 2012.

http://sgratrace.appspot.com/household.html

 

[mojito]

Sounds good, till you realise a good 30% of the populace is earning USD$10,300 per annum or less in 2012.

http://sgratrace.appspot.com/household.html

Really don't understand sinkies. PAP create so many good high paying jobs, subsidize retraining and yet they all gravitate towards all these low paying jobs. Must be the coolie genes kicking in!