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    Prata man flips prata faster than u scan ezlink card

    Win liao lor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEpQ_I7c45s
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    $300 increase in basic monthly pay enough for security guards?

    Basic monthly pay of guards is likely to be raised from $800 to $1,100. In total, it will raise their salary to > $2000 a month with OT, up from about $1,600 now. Work 12hrs/day for 6 days a week. Too little or too much for security guards?
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    Healthy unemployment but poor productivity & falling GDP

    Unemployment rate is very low but productivity is poor and GDP is falling. What do you interpret from it?
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    FCF shows its bite as jobs bank listings spike

    "We cannot realistically expect that a firm should hire a less-qualified candidate just because he is a PR or Citizen. The talent market needs to be meritocratic in order for both companies as well as individuals to become the best they can be. Still, the FCF offers more help to firms who are...
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    SMU econs prof hoon hian teck don't make sense!

    SMU Professor of Economics Hoon Hian Teck said that the best way to boost workers' welfare is still through creating jobs and generating growth. He hopes that the mandatory wage ladder model will not be extended beyond the cleaning and security industries. Mandatory wage ladder a clean sweep...
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    What is the plan to help non graduates succeed at work?

    Rightly pointed out by doulosyap, it sounds like a good plan but it needs to be MORE than a PLAN. http://doulosyap.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/what-makes-non-graduates-valuable/
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    PM's NDR - Your take on it?

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    PMEs need progression in workplace

    The recent news about the oil, petrol, energy and chemical industry pushing for the progressive wage model to benefit their workers reminds me of something that a friend of mine is going through. Executive or low wage worker, I believe that everyone needs to know what their career progression is...
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    Is your office workspace bad?

    Symptoms that might affect your productivity: 1. You're plugged in all the time to stay focus. 2. Sneeze away. 3. Lunch at desk is a daily affair. 4. Artificial lighting with no windows. 5. Brow-beating boss...
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    If you're in the travel agency business, don't hire unlicensed tour guides

    Cutting corners will lead you to being fined. SINGAPORE: Shin KaiGai Travel Services (SKGTS) and its director Wong Kim Eng were convicted on Wednesday (July 23) for failing to engage licensed tourist guides for its tours, and have been fined S$7,500 each. According a media statement from...
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    Anything wrong with old people working if they have a choice?

    We're talking about jolly old fellas. Apparently, according to asiaone, "Older workers are eagerly anticipating the extension, for different reasons. Close to 60 per cent of those who told ST they are willing to work beyond 65 said they enjoy working as it keeps them connected with society."
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    The truth in unions negotiating with employers for wage increases

    People should stop laying blame on unions for not doing anything and start understanding that negotiations can be real tough, esp when employers are not keen in providing real wage increases for their low-wage workers. Insightful read -...
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    Little india riot was not due to working conditions or pay

    Bertha Henson pointed out that "the COI thoughtfully provided what it thought the riot was NOT about as well. Nope, not due to any sort of deep-seated resentment about working conditions or pay, as some people have alleged although more can be done about educating foreign workers about their...
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    Did CNA cock up their report?

    They clarified lim swee say article on CPF. NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say clarifies a Channel NewsAsia report which quoted him on Sunday (June 22). SINGAPORE: The Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Mr Lim Swee Say, has clarified a Channel NewsAsia...
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    Google makes sure it's no.1 employer in the world

    They sure know how to maintain their position as one of the top employers in the world. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2664284/Dear-google-worker-make-sure-daddy-gets-day-Girl-sends-adorable-letter-asking-fathers-boss-time-birthday-worked.html
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    Are Brazilians too lazy?

    "“The moment you land in Brazil you start wasting time,” laments Mr Watkins, who moved to the country three years ago after selling a fast-food business in New York. To be sure of having at least ten temporary workers at Lollapalooza, he hired 20 (sure enough, only half of them turned up). Lu...
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    Too lazy or too inconsiderate to clear tables?

    Enough said. PMEs don't see the need to clear table because there are cleaners around. They think cleaners are their maids at home. At clifford centre ntuc foodfare
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    #Aliensinvasion at Bedok South road

    https://www.facebook.com/sgag.sg/photos/a.378177495530578.106131.378167172198277/965706173444371/?type=1&theater
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    Banker moonlighting at work??

    Moonlighting = second skilling? "My friend was waiting for someone at MBFC and saw this banker looking lady placing a huge cardboard at this glass window and rushed off."
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    Giant security firm Certis Cisco now unionized

    More than 6,000 employees of Certis CISCO Security will be eligible for union membership, with immediate effect. This follows a memorandum of understanding between the security firm and the Union of Security Employees (USE). The eligible employees represent 60 per cent of Certis'...
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