Jeffrey Law: Axe Sporns First If Need Be!

[makapaaa]

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I refer to last Sunday's article, 'Jobs being cut during crisis'.
It does not make any economic sense that foreigners should be the first to go in difficult times if they have contributed, and can continue to contribute, to our economy.
All things being equal, I would prefer a Singaporean worker to a foreign one if the job requires only one person.
However, we must avoid a situation where a capable foreign worker has to make way for a Singaporean who is unproductive.
Companies may consider retrenchment as a last resort, and workers who are persistently inefficient should not be retained, no matter what their nationalities.
Companies which have relied on foreign labour should be circumspect about retrenching them now. Otherwise, they may find it difficult to attract them when the economy rebounds. Jeffrey Law
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[Tiu-leh-see-fart]

Asshole may be a new citizen protecting his kind !

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>Feb 8, 2009
YOUR LETTERS
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I refer to last Sunday's article, 'Jobs being cut during crisis'.
It does not make any economic sense that foreigners should be the first to go in difficult times if they have contributed, and can continue to contribute, to our economy.
All things being equal, I would prefer a Singaporean worker to a foreign one if the job requires only one person.
However, we must avoid a situation where a capable foreign worker has to make way for a Singaporean who is unproductive.
Companies may consider retrenchment as a last resort, and workers who are persistently inefficient should not be retained, no matter what their nationalities.
Companies which have relied on foreign labour should be circumspect about retrenching them now. Otherwise, they may find it difficult to attract them when the economy rebounds. Jeffrey Law
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[The_Latest_H]

The issue here is whether a job can retain his job if he's productive enough, regardless of his nationality. This means his/her nationality shouldn't be an issue, and cannot form the main reason of dispensing of his/her services.

If one foreigner is retained because of his passport, while a local is retrenched, then its biased and not considered to be morally right.

In the end, though, Jeffrey Law is being ignorant- that's the impression I'm getting- by not understanding the effects of an excessive number of locals being retrenched on the general economy. If many foreigners are employed at the expense of locals, the lack of equilibrium will be felt. In many other countries which have an open immigrant policy(not as liberal in comparison to ours), even an equilibrium is needed, and often reached.

If we don't, and many foreigners have a job, while many locals aren't, then I do worry for the general economy. It appears that some people can make themselves look ignorant on general appearances just because they want to follow the political correct view that the government espouses. If so, then they have become a bit of a sad episode.

 

[Tiu-leh-see-fart]

What about jeffrey asshole saying " Don't conscript only singaporean boys into ARMY, first-generation PRs should don the green regardless of age "

 

[darememore]

What about jeffrey asshole saying " Don't conscript only singaporean boys into ARMY, first-generation PRs should don the green regardless of age "

i dont think this jeffrey cunt ever served NS.

 

[myfoot123]

Any background check on him? Singaporean should boycott his products.

 

[mockingbird]

Foreigners and PRs with ordinary skiills should be first to be retrenched. This group forms the largest number in the foreign citizens category.

After all, it is money that lures them here. They will scramble back to S'pore when the economy recovers.

 

[lifeafter41]

The issue here is whether a job can retain his job if he's productive enough, regardless of his nationality. This means his/her nationality shouldn't be an issue, and cannot form the main reason of dispensing of his/her services.

If one foreigner is retained because of his passport, while a local is retrenched, then its biased and not considered to be morally right.

In the end, though, Jeffrey Law is being ignorant- that's the impression I'm getting- by not understanding the effects of an excessive number of locals being retrenched on the general economy. If many foreigners are employed at the expense of locals, the lack of equilibrium will be felt. In many other countries which have an open immigrant policy(not as liberal in comparison to ours), even an equilibrium is needed, and often reached.

If we don't, and many foreigners have a job, while many locals aren't, then I do worry for the general economy. It appears that some people can make themselves look ignorant on general appearances just because they want to follow the political correct view that the government espouses. If so, then they have become a bit of a sad episode.

When you are not at the receiving end of the "BIG" stick (aka retrenched), it is very easy for them to say it.

If Jeffrey is the one being retrenched, I am very sure, the outcome will be different, unless of course, Jeffrey, himself is a FTs.

 

[makapaaa]

From the observation of many others, the fact is that most retrenched are Sporns cos the management is so infested with FTrash practising meleetocracy to protect their kakis using YOUR reserves!

 

[kchunjeng]

To all my singaporean country men !

United ! United ! United !

Kill the ft out here !!

 

[The_Latest_H]

When you are not at the receiving end of the "BIG" stick (aka retrenched), it is very easy for them to say it.

If Jeffrey is the one being retrenched, I am very sure, the outcome will be different, unless of course, Jeffrey, himself is a FTs.

Anyone who watches the collapse of the American economy knows that the continuing worsening of the retrenchment- as announced in the amount of 600,000 job losses in January alone- of local-born Americans makes the recession even worse.

This is because locals, not foreigners, will spend more locally. Foreigners will still spend, but you know, if you understand that examples as I, a student, you know people like me won't spend as much overseas because I'm on a student budget. Foreigners will also send more money back home if they are working overseas and hence spend less.

Locals also need confidence to know they can spend. If many of their local peers are losing jobs, would one wanna spend or hedge their bets? I'd bet its the latter. And even if one retains his/her job, if he/she gets a huge pay cut, will he/she, a Singaporean, will spend more? No.

And if you add on the effects of massive retrenchment of locals, unto the impact of rapidly dropping export volumes and of manufacturing, the halt on the economy is massive.

That's why while its only natural for some, like Jeffrey Law, to claim that we have to retain foreign workers, its only because many Singaporeans have been brought up in that manner the government wants them to believe in. But for the rest of us, I think its clear that we cannot play the role of blind loyalists. Singapore has enough of them to lose the sense of reality. We are here to right the ship, hoping that the ship will go back to the right direction of recovery- because this isn't gonna be an easy blip of a recession.

This is very serious and that's why we have to put LHL back in his rightful place, and make sure he works his arse off. He won't have his father for much longer, and if he continues like this, I don't know where Singapore will lurch from one place to another and not suffer badly from it.

 

[kchunjeng]

You axe me,

and i will axe you !

Don't play pray.

 

[makapaaa]

Any background check on him? Singaporean should boycott his products.

Notice how pro-Papaya ghost writers donch need to reveal their full names in the 154th Forum?

 

[makapaaa]

S'poreans' pickiness about jobs puts employers off
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Reader says it is untrue that employers prefer hiring foreigners because of lower wages. -myp

Wed, Nov 12, 2008
my paper

I DO not agree with the views expressed in the letter, "Are some jobs really shunned?" (my paper, Nov 11).

It is entirely untrue that employers prefer to hire foreigners, who are willing to accept lower wages, over locals.

The fact is that Singaporeans are picky and shun working shifts and weekends.

Manufacturing firms face production problems because of manpower shortages, which are due to high staff turnover.

Labour shortages may adversely affect service standards in restaurants, hotels and retail stores.

Employing foreigners is a solution, as they are prepared to work long, irregular hours and on public holidays.

It is a misconception that hiring foreign workers is cheaper than hiring Singaporeans when one has to factor in things like accommodation, transport, training costs and workers' levies, not to mention the extra paper work needed to employ them.

Also, foreigners need time to adapt to a new working environment and culture, which will initially create some problems.

Singaporean workers are better-skilled, more knowledgeable and more productive than foreigners.

Employers would not mind paying them higher wages if they were not so choosy about their jobs.

Mr Jeffrey Law Lee Beng

 

[metalslug]

Damn! Who is this guy?!? TRACK HIM DOWN!!!

S'poreans' pickiness about jobs puts employers off
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Reader says it is untrue that employers prefer hiring foreigners because of lower wages. -myp

Wed, Nov 12, 2008
my paper

I DO not agree with the views expressed in the letter, "Are some jobs really shunned?" (my paper, Nov 11).

It is entirely untrue that employers prefer to hire foreigners, who are willing to accept lower wages, over locals.

The fact is that Singaporeans are picky and shun working shifts and weekends.

Manufacturing firms face production problems because of manpower shortages, which are due to high staff turnover.

Labour shortages may adversely affect service standards in restaurants, hotels and retail stores.

Employing foreigners is a solution, as they are prepared to work long, irregular hours and on public holidays.

It is a misconception that hiring foreign workers is cheaper than hiring Singaporeans when one has to factor in things like accommodation, transport, training costs and workers' levies, not to mention the extra paper work needed to employ them.

Also, foreigners need time to adapt to a new working environment and culture, which will initially create some problems.

Singaporean workers are better-skilled, more knowledgeable and more productive than foreigners.

Employers would not mind paying them higher wages if they were not so choosy about their jobs.

Mr Jeffrey Law Lee Beng

 

[makapaaa]

http://blogs.straitstimes.com/2008/8/15/st-relaunch-prizes-day-five

 

[Lion_Barbell]

To all my singaporean country men !

United ! United ! United !

Kill the ft out here !!

I volunteer !!
Where n when to report for duty? :p

 

[angie II]

 

[popdod]

Employers would not mind paying them higher wages if they were not so choosy about their jobs.

Mr Jeffrey Law Lee Beng

This guy very active in writing letters to the media for god long years.
You can always see his name defending the policies.

Is there a reason why his letter always tio publish??


:o :o

 

[besotted]

he is right

workers should be judged by productivity first

nationality shud come in much later but priority is productivity. otherwise business will die

i have said many many times before: singaporean workers bad attitude and very choosy. this writer must be employer because he knows how we feel