Hahaha...truly an empty vessel only good at telling grandmother stories....
readers were expecting you to steal the thunder with such insider news but as usual u only know how to fart after official announcement...
terrific post, kuku!
Hahaha...truly an empty vessel only good at telling grandmother stories....
readers were expecting you to steal the thunder with such insider news but as usual u only know how to fart after official announcement...
Retrenchment insurance idea worth pursuing as economy undergoes change
From Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General, Singapore Democratic Party
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Published: 4:06 AM, April 21, 2016
In “Retrenchment insurance idea populist, unsustainable” (April 19), the letter writer says that such a scheme would create a “dependency mindset” in our people. Yet, there is no evidence that such a statement is true.
He asserts that such a measure has brought about the downfall of many Western economies. Again, there is no factual basis for such a conclusion. Countries like Germany and those in Scandinavia continue to be productive economies despite having such schemes.
Retrenchment benefits are not limited to the West. Japan and South Korea have them. Taiwan and Hong Kong have variations of such a policy for workers. Have these Asian peoples developed a welfare mentality that has led to their economies’ destruction?
Closer to home, experts agree with the idea of Singapore adopting an unemployment or retrenchment insurance scheme.
In her paper Employment Insurance: A Safety Net for the Unemployed, Dr Yap Mui Teng of the Institute of Policy Studies “endorses the creation of a safety net for Singaporeans in an environment where job security is no longer a certainty”.
Nanyang Technological University Assistant Professor Giovanni Ko says there must be a safety net “to help catch these people who will probably lose their jobs” as our economy continues restructuring (“Economists call for unemployment benefits as safety net for innovators”; March 30).
Even People’s Action Party Member of Parliament Lim Biow Chuan echoes the Singapore Democratic Party’s call for retrenchment insurance for Singaporean workers (“Make retrenchment benefits compulsory: Lim Biow Chuan”; April 6, Channel NewsAsia).
Mr Lim said in the Budget debate: “It would make the transition less worrisome if they are able to rely on some short-term retrenchment payment to tide them over for a few months whilst they find another job or undergo retraining.”
As retrenchments pile up as the economy undergoes a downturn, the idea of a nationally mandated retrenchment insurance scheme becomes more urgent. The SDP will continue to push for such a policy.
Hahaha...truly an empty vessel only good at telling grandmother stories....
readers were expecting you to steal the thunder with such insider news but as usual u only know how to fart after official announcement...
Scroobal is one of the best social and political commentators around. I am truly grateful that he has chosen sammyboy as his soap box. I am honored to have him as a member here.
Is this the Little Guilin? Nice.
Scroobal is one of the best social and political commentators around. I am truly grateful that he has chosen sammyboy as his soap box. I am honored to have him as a member here.
Wonder if the Bukit Batok voters have forgotten about their former PAP MP David Ong's adulterous 6months affair with a married mother of 3 young kids, and also cheating his own wife and kids?
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Let bygones be bygones.
Wendy has found forgiveness in God. Her husband has found a new love. David has received forgiveness and getting along well with his wife and mother in law. M has gotten his wish. His grin is splashed in the papers.
Let's move on.
Wendy has found forgiveness in God. Her husband has found a new love. David has received forgiveness and getting along well with his wife and mother in law.
Wow, is this true? how did you know this? I was not aware of this. Was it in the newspapers? I stop buying the ST papers a long time ago.
Scroobal is one of the best social and political commentators around. I am truly grateful that he has chosen sammyboy as his soap box. I am honored to have him as a member here.
The gist of your lengthy praise for Scroobal can be summed in one simple sentence - It is just business.
Check out the thread How Wendy Husband found out.
Last I heard is that MediaCorp is planning to make a movie based on the story.
Wendy has found forgiveness in God. Her husband has found a new love. David has received forgiveness and getting along well with his wife and mother in law.
I just Read your thread "How Wendy Husband found out", and it sounds like a made up story. Sorry but I don't think what you said below is true.
If Mediacorp is making a movie of the David Ong adulterous affair, it would be even worse for David Ong and Wendy Lim and very shameful for them. :o
Glad to know you have a heart for them. No point airing the dirty linen during the election. Let bygones be bygones.
Scroobal is one of the best social and political commentators around. I am truly grateful that he has chosen sammyboy as his soap box. I am honored to have him as a member here.
..let me read between the lines to get your message.....
Hahaha...message received loud n clear....
But as usual, his clown lackey thought this was high praise...
There is really no medicine for stupidity