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Article Source: http://bit.Iy/28IoFWF What comes to mind when you think of your father? For many of us who grew up in typical Asian families, we think of father as the one who brings home the bacon, father is never around because he is working so hard outside, father is the strict no-nonsense...

Article Source: https://goo.gl/Hjq30a Not as though the plaque on the wall is new; since 2007. The word “cum” is used to combine nouns and used in other ways such as “cum laude” aka “with distinction in degrees / diplomas”. View the original article here: https://goo.gl/Hjq30a

Article Source: http://bit.Iy/1Uz31EM Over the years, everything has become more expensive, from your kang kong to your Prada bag. So it comes as no surprise that taxi fares have been increasing in the last few years—not that we are any happier about it, of course. When it happened, we...

Article Source: https://goo.gl/TrSbnu Don’t understand TI-SG’s and its readers’ logic. How does the amount of hair on DPM Tharman’s scalp affected his judgement? Just because one TI - SG’s reader does not agree, DPM Tharman must be wrong in his judgements? Seriously, there are...

Article Source: http://bit.Iy/21q8Chg Award-Winning Singaporean Business And Lifestyle Blogger, Miss Grace Tan share with us on her blog, "5 Ways To Stay Employed During A Recession" A friend told me recently that his pals who are PMEs have either been retrenched or are already...

Article Source: http://goo.gl/FcrZHB Time to level up! If the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the world ‘guild’ is MapleStory, perish the thought. In medieval times, a guild was an association of craftsmen or merchants - basically, a club of sorts for people from the...

Article Source: http://bit.Iy/21o0GwZ It seems like amidst the bleak economic outlook, there seems like a lot of aid given to help PMETs (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians) progress in their careers but none for low-wage workers. But this is obviously not so. Much...

Article Source: http://bit.Iy/1YsR9FZ In ASEAN, for every job that we've lost here, there will be more than three jobs that will be created - NTUC U's Associate Director, Vivek Kumar talks about how young PMEs can stay relevant in today’s fast-moving workforce...

Article Source: http://bit.Iy/28DUrKR Looks like things are starting to look a little grim. The Ministry of Manpower released the Labour Market Report for the first quarter of this year (2016), and it really looks quite negative. Long-term unemployment rate increased from 0.5%...

Not that we agree with Bryan Lim’s actions, but what kind of logic is this? So if we go according to TI - SG’s logic, means if one killed one person and another person killed three people, the one who killed one should be treated more seriously because he is focused on only one particular person?

Article Source: http://goo.gl/j4F7oM Just today, the NTUC announced that industry association has been formed to represent Private Hire Drivers, and to protect their interests. The National Private Hire Vehicles Association was registered under the Registry of Societies (ROS) on 3 May...

Article Source: http://goo.gl/Y1pLKK Ang Hin Kee of the labour movement had the same question. In Parliament yesterday, he asked the transport minister about these drivers and their welfare. So it turns out that 2.5% (or 1374) of active taxi drivers are female. Most of them are...

Article Source: https://goo.gl/j1Bhkh Is it wrong for PM Lee to go on leave? TI - SG, try harder with your insinuation that PM Lee may not be like Barack Obama; working during his leave. Will TI - SG admins be there with PM Lee during his leave? View the original content here...

Article Source: http://goo.gl/75LLMo 5 REASONS WHY THE ELDERLY HAVE IT EASY IN SINGAPORE Singapore has a a growing ageing population. 11.8% of its resident population are above the age of 65. It has been projected by 2030 that 1 in 5 Singaporeans will be 65 and older. But here’s...

Article Source: http://goo.gl/GNmnLK You know what the answer is, but you can’t accept it. I recently saw a video by the National Council of Social Services. It’s meant to be heartwarming I know, but it goes to show how typical our human nature is to stereotype people who have...

TR Emeritus has once again sought to mislead the public by publishing a vicious claim that a Cabinet Minister is “fully entitled to free A-Class healthcare in government and restructured hospitals”, giving the impression Minister Heng Swee Keat’s medical expenses are being funded by taxpayers...

Article Source: http://goo.gl/BQxdE5 Raising the wages of workers at the very bottom has always been a delicate tripartite exercise. Firms must remain viable but unconscionable wage gaps would undermine social stability and place a greater burden on support systems funded by taxpayers...

Article Source: https://goo.gl/KpJIP8 Anti-PAP alternative sites lied AGAIN! The old Singaporean man did not fail to find a job! He was supposed to start work at a coffeeshop at Redhill! Read the original article here: https://goo.gl/KpJIP8

Article Source: http://goo.gl/oJ5LAt Once again, the National Wages Council made their annual wage recommendation for the country. Since 1972, the tripartite advisory body for wage adjustments had been faithfully recommending national wage levels and increases where the reasons for doing...

Article Source: https://goo.gl/w4MOFZ How to be credible when States Times Review cannot even get the basic facts right. Since when is National Wage Council an union? NWC is a tripartite body comprising representatives from the three social partners – the employers, the unions and the...