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It lost one GRC with astonishing high GDP growth last year. This year first quarter, it already expanded by 8.3%. More could be less for PAP nowadays.
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SINGAPORE : Some 74,000 civil servants in Singapore will be getting a mid-year bonus of half a month salary plus S$250 in July, the Public Service Division (PSD) of the Prime Minister's Office announced on Friday.
It said the government has decided to pay an Annual Variable Component of 0.5 month as the Singapore economy continues to grow at a healthy pace, expanding by 8.3 per cent on-year in the first quarter of this year.
In line with the call by the National Wages Council to help low-wage workers by paying a dollar quantum, civil servants will get an additional S$250.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has forecast a GDP growth of 5 to 7 per cent for the full year.
However, it noted that downside risks such as sovereign debt concerns in the European Union, political unrests in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the Japan nuclear situation still remain.
PSD said the government will decide on the year-end bonus for civil servants after taking into consideration Singapore's economic performance in the second half of the year.
The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and its eight affiliated civil service unions welcomed the government's move to reward civil servants for their contributions.
NTUC deputy secretary general Heng Chee How said the inclusion of a dollar quantum would benefit lower-wage workers more.
The labour movement added that the decision came after close consultation and negotiations between PSD and representatives from NTUC and the civil service unions.
NTUC said it would work closely with its tripartite partners to further enhance workers' capabilities and organisational productivity, and to ensure that workers benefit from such gains.
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SINGAPORE : Some 74,000 civil servants in Singapore will be getting a mid-year bonus of half a month salary plus S$250 in July, the Public Service Division (PSD) of the Prime Minister's Office announced on Friday.
It said the government has decided to pay an Annual Variable Component of 0.5 month as the Singapore economy continues to grow at a healthy pace, expanding by 8.3 per cent on-year in the first quarter of this year.
In line with the call by the National Wages Council to help low-wage workers by paying a dollar quantum, civil servants will get an additional S$250.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has forecast a GDP growth of 5 to 7 per cent for the full year.
However, it noted that downside risks such as sovereign debt concerns in the European Union, political unrests in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the Japan nuclear situation still remain.
PSD said the government will decide on the year-end bonus for civil servants after taking into consideration Singapore's economic performance in the second half of the year.
The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and its eight affiliated civil service unions welcomed the government's move to reward civil servants for their contributions.
NTUC deputy secretary general Heng Chee How said the inclusion of a dollar quantum would benefit lower-wage workers more.
The labour movement added that the decision came after close consultation and negotiations between PSD and representatives from NTUC and the civil service unions.
NTUC said it would work closely with its tripartite partners to further enhance workers' capabilities and organisational productivity, and to ensure that workers benefit from such gains.
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