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Will the new silver support scheme make a difference for you? Senior citizens are going to be covered under the silver support scheme, and it will assist them in their retirement. What do you think?

That's quite a rationale thinking. Which means we do agree that it's best to take responsibility of our own retirement plans right?

Seems like the new Silver Support Scheme will help us during out old age retirement. New measures will be put into place. Are you more confident with your retirement? http://www.straitstimes.com/news/opinion/more-opinion-stories/story/adding-first-pillar-old-age-income-support-20140819

U do have a point there. and maybe they can progress faster too, with experience. And given a better work culture and mindset of employers, they can still go up the ranks.

With the new message from PM Lee during NDR on ASPIRE aimed at changing the mindset of Singaporean employers, I do hope that especially for PMEs employment, people will be assessed by their experience and not paper qualifications. Do you feel that non-degree holders will be able to get equal...

But usually most of our ITE and Poly students are Singaporeans anyway. The FTs who come to our shores are mostly those who have already graduated with a degree.

It was announced during PM Lee's National Day Rally that Aspire committee has been set up to ensure that Poly and ITE students have progression. ASPIRE is also looking into ways to assist poly and ITE students such as implementing apprenticeship. These schemes are aimed at leveling the playing...

15% pay increase is a lot of money. It's usually the amount people actually negotiate when they apply for new job.

Local healthcare staff will be getting 15% wage increase by year end as pushed by Healthcare Cluster Tripartite Workgroup as headed by Patrick Tay from NTUC. They're also implementing the Progressive Wage Model to elevate the pay as well as give career progression for the workers! Finally they...

Seems like our economy is doing so much better than other parts of the world! PMEs like us will be able to enjoy better wages! http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/breaking-news/singapore/new-market-jobs-driving-wage-inflation-singapore-robert-walters-20140813 New-to-market jobs driving wage...

Read an interesting story of a Singaporean, who is quite an accomplished photographer, who left for Australia and then came back. After all, Singapore is our home. http://www.fivestarsandamoon.com/conversation-with-a-singapore-son-lost-and-found/ Check the interview and his pictures out...

At least we're doing something right to accommodate the migrant workers who help build Singapore's infrastructure. They work so hard, it's only right to give them some space for recreation, rest and even a place to drink booze. What do you think of the new Migrant Workers' Centre that is...

Interesting list of places to make-out in Singapore! :D http://www.fivestarsandamoon.com/10-exotic-places-to-make-out-in-singapore/

MP Zainal Sapari raised the issue that there's a loophole in the S-Pass system. We need more MPs like him who strongly supports our local labour force! Read the article below. Thanks to him pointing this out, MOM is now looking into it...

This is amazing! Even hotel doormans now can have a career path and progress through the progressive wage model. They're given training and upgrade their skills. Quite an inspiring story I must say! "Possible career paths for doorman include bell captain, concierge, chief concierge, and...

But if machines took over all the jobs, there will be no jobs for anyone right? It's just that now we are moving to automation and machineries is partly because we are moving into first world and we have lesser Singaporeans who will do such jobs. As Singapore was a developing country...

Nowadays everything so high-tech! Even the landscape workers now use robocutters to increase their productivity! Miyagi writes on his experience looking at this new robocutter that was bought using IGP grant from e2i. http://miyagi.sg/2014/07/robo-cutter-change-landscaping-landscape/ I...

Seems like progressive wage model was already introduced into the Oil, Petrochemical, Energy and Chemical industry since 2012! So in a way, PMEs there have some form of minimum wage, but their wages also get to progress upwards with experience. Do you think we need more of this in other...

Wah now ah bengs so good at sinkies employment! They turn to social media to recruit gang members. That's why especially for sinkies jobs, need to be very careful on social media. Your potential employers will be screening your online media presence before recruitment, just as the ah bengs do...

This article highlights our CPF and compares the contribution to other countries. So do you think we are contributing too much or just right? http://www.fivestarsandamoon.com/mandatory-savings-and-mandatory-taxes/