Shit Say: Kena Retrenched in Sg NO BIG DEAL Woh!

[makapaaa]

How about retrenching the BEST PAID worthless billion-dollar ministers in the world then?

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DBS was criticised by labour chief Lim Swee Say for the suddenness of its retrenchment exercise and the lack of prior consultation with its staff union. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->WITH more retrenchments expected in the coming months, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is reviewing its guidelines for employers on how to handle excess manpower.
This includes informing MOM well before a company sends out termination letters so that the Workforce Development Agency can find alternative jobs for affected employees.
Employers can also send workers for NTUC-subsidised skills training courses to better prepare retrenched staff for transition to a new job.
The new guidelines will include more details about flexible wage systems and a shorter work week or temporary layoff schemes that companies can adopt to trim costs, rather than lay off workers.
Employers will also be encouraged to work with their workers' unions to solicit support for any retrenchment plans.
A revised version is expected in the next few weeks, said Acting Minister for Manpower Gan Kim Yong, on the sidelines of a Chinese Development Assistance Council event yesterday.
He said the new guidelines will 'send a clear message to employers on the need to leverage on the tripartite framework' between the Government, employers and workers' unions, so that any retrenchment can be conducted in a 'responsible manner'.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and NTUC chief Lim
Swee Say, who was at the event, agreed with Mr Gan that retrenchment should be conducted in a 'socially responsible' manner.
On Friday, he chastised the way DBS Bank axed 900 of its staff without first consulting its union.
Still, Mr Lim emphasised that workers must understand that 'losing your job in Singapore is not a no-hope situation'. Citing labour demand in the childcare and service sectors as examples, he said the slowdown over the next two to three years should be viewed 'as an opportunity to upgrade ourselves rather than as a crisis'.
'Over the last three years, we've been running very fast, but there are also areas in our foundation that we have overlooked. Now is the time to focus on these areas.'

=> Ministerial pay also hiked 'very fast' but with 0 value add!

He also encouraged those at risk of retrenchment to adapt to career conversion by attending training courses to pick up expertise in fields outside their current ones.
'Don't focus only on looking for the same job and the same pay,' he said.

=> But OK for chor boh lan ministers like him to look for awesome pay hikes despite providing 0 value?

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[theblackhole]

everymonth i feelvery lich when i look atmy cpf statement...i feel solich!!!
why i care if ur retrenchedor not....i feel lichlike every singtaporen woh!!! singaporeans are very lich every month!!! we so larky!!!

 

[kitkat]

How about retrenching the BEST PAID worthless billion-dollar ministers in the world then?

In all fairness, with the recession, the million dollar minister should take a pay cut with salary levels equal to those of USA President and lawmakers

 

[theblackhole]

the parlament should be streamlined and trimmed of all the fat....why so many mps to govern such a small dot ???

 

[myfoot123]

, he said the slowdown over the next two to three years should be viewed 'as an opportunity to upgrade ourselves.....

All these years I have pondered why the words "upgrading skills" were constantly taken as excuses to penalise jobless Singaporean. Spending over 20 years in Singapore education system did not churn out any of its value to the society or company? If we are constantly reminded to upgrade skills than what is the point of studying in MOE schools. What is the point of studying in NUS or polytechnic schools with hefty fees when you are told to "upgrade skills" to become bakers, road sweeper, waiters, operators, security guard, hair dressers,...etc. What is the point of studying so hard when job are given to foreigners deemed cheaper because they get their qualifications cheaper in their own home schools? Is there no other solutions to help jobless singaporean rather than to penalise them due to pap's policies oversight.

 

[makapaaa]

The best "upgrade" Sporns will ever make is to give up their smelly pink IC n exchange it with something else!

 

[2lanu]

All these years I have pondered why the words "upgrading skills" were constantly taken as excuses to penalise jobless Singaporean.

This is an convienent used word to brush aside those white scum who are not doing their jobs and still could get their million dollar paycheck

Spending over 20 years in Singapore education system did not churn out any of its value to the society or company? If we are constantly reminded to upgrade skills than what is the point of studying in MOE schools. What is the point of studying in NUS or polytechnic schools with hefty fees when you are told to "upgrade skills" to become bakers, road sweeper, waiters, operators, security guard, hair dressers,...etc. What is the point of studying so hard when job are given to foreigners deemed cheaper because they get their qualifications cheaper in their own home schools?

Sad to say education for them is just another biz that pay good taxes into their coffer. Otherwise why setup so many foreign uni here? Whether you get jobs a not is another matter that can be bother by "another ministry".

Is there no other solutions to help jobless singaporean rather than to penalise them due to pap's policies oversight.

Solution is definitely have, but must be solution that can earn them more $$$ then will be put on table, otherwise why bother?

 

[2lanu]

How about retrenching the BEST PAID worthless billion-dollar ministers in the world then?

Anyone wanna bet that the DBS management will be out soon with a big pay package. Remember the previous ang moh John Old that did the restructuring the merging of POSB and DBS. After that he got his million$ and off he go home a happy man.

This is also the same, local management dun not want to do the dirty job of retrenching its own people and got curse for his life. So foreigner ang moh is get in to the this job. And of course he will get reimburse for that.

 

[popdod]

Retrenchment numbers increasing....suicides rate will increase too.

:( :o :(

 

[myfoot123]

Anyone wanna bet that the DBS management will be out soon with a big pay package. Remember the previous ang moh John Old that did the restructuring the merging of POSB and DBS. After that he got his million$ and off he go home a happy man.

This is also the same, local management dun not want to do the dirty job of retrenching its own people and got curse for his life. So foreigner ang moh is get in to the this job. And of course he will get reimburse for that.

Spot on!! As the years waned slowly, Singaporean will fully see and understand the cunning side of pappy. First have a foreigner to do the dirty work and the local minister to act noble of feigning "dissappointment". It is indeed the golden period for peasant to open their eyes wide in the coming election. No lose no gain. PAPpee must go at all cost and only than can peasant see profit in this life time.

 

[ah_phah]

he is happy, so that the retrenched can start keeping creating jobs for the idling staffs at MOM, NTUC, WDA & PSB, n all will be brainwashed into re-learning useless skills for pathetic paying career changes.

 

[saf_ranger]

Retrench singaporean then rehire more FT.just what they did to PSA

 

[sherrry]

It already happenend in PSA, it also happened in Keppel, they did the same for SBS transit, I hope the same applies for SAF, SPF, SCDF. And will be the nation's wish come true, that it happens for MIW too.

 

[Satan]

It already happenend in PSA, it also happened in Keppel, they did the same for SBS transit, I hope the same applies for SAF, SPF, SCDF. And will be the nation's wish come true, that it happens for MIW too.

Agree. They should retrench Singaporeans and recruit FTs to serve NS.

 

[Dan Now]

Well typical PAPies double talk.

When DBS retrenched workers, Lim Swee Say with crocodile tears in his eyes fired volleys at DBS for not consulting with NTUC and him.

Today the clown face joker, choot pattern now and say retrenchment is not a big deal.

This kind of lancheow cheng hu pattern, forked tongue Unioun chief can be trusted ?
Trust the PAP at your own peril.

Dan

 

[DerekLeung]

Because a majority of singaporeans are brain dead stupid !

 

[lifeafter41]

How about retrenching the BEST PAID worthless billion-dollar ministers in the world then?

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<TR>Nov 16, 2008
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>New guidelines for layoffs <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>New guidelines for employers to make sure any retrenchment is done responsibly </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Debbie Yong
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DBS was criticised by labour chief Lim Swee Say for the suddenness of its retrenchment exercise and the lack of prior consultation with its staff union. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->WITH more retrenchments expected in the coming months, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is reviewing its guidelines for employers on how to handle excess manpower.
This includes informing MOM well before a company sends out termination letters so that the Workforce Development Agency can find alternative jobs for affected employees.
Employers can also send workers for NTUC-subsidised skills training courses to better prepare retrenched staff for transition to a new job.
The new guidelines will include more details about flexible wage systems and a shorter work week or temporary layoff schemes that companies can adopt to trim costs, rather than lay off workers.
Employers will also be encouraged to work with their workers' unions to solicit support for any retrenchment plans.
A revised version is expected in the next few weeks, said Acting Minister for Manpower Gan Kim Yong, on the sidelines of a Chinese Development Assistance Council event yesterday.
He said the new guidelines will 'send a clear message to employers on the need to leverage on the tripartite framework' between the Government, employers and workers' unions, so that any retrenchment can be conducted in a 'responsible manner'.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and NTUC chief Lim
Swee Say, who was at the event, agreed with Mr Gan that retrenchment should be conducted in a 'socially responsible' manner.
On Friday, he chastised the way DBS Bank axed 900 of its staff without first consulting its union.
Still, Mr Lim emphasised that workers must understand that 'losing your job in Singapore is not a no-hope situation'. Citing labour demand in the childcare and service sectors as examples, he said the slowdown over the next two to three years should be viewed 'as an opportunity to upgrade ourselves rather than as a crisis'.
'Over the last three years, we've been running very fast, but there are also areas in our foundation that we have overlooked. Now is the time to focus on these areas.'

=> Ministerial pay also hiked 'very fast' but with 0 value add!

He also encouraged those at risk of retrenchment to adapt to career conversion by attending training courses to pick up expertise in fields outside their current ones.
'Don't focus only on looking for the same job and the same pay,' he said.

=> But OK for chor boh lan ministers like him to look for awesome pay hikes despite providing 0 value?

[email protected]
Layoffs: A need to work it out together

Of course he says no big deal because he is not on the receiving end